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Microsoft urges government transparency on security requests Jun 11th 2013, 20:40 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.S. government weighs security damage from NSA disclosures 4:21pm EDT U.S. does not get 'unfettered access' to data: Google 3:24pm EDT Contractor who leaked NSA files drops out of sight, faces legal battle Mon, Jun 10 2013 U.S. snooping revelations cause trouble for allies Mon, Jun 10 2013 UK rejects accusations its use of U.S. spy system was illegal Mon, Jun 10 2013 Analysis & Opinion Palmer Raids Redux: NSA v civil liberties Building America's secret surveillance state People use computers at a Microsoft retail store in San Diego January 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake SEATTLE | Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:40pm EDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday urged the U.S. government for greater transparency on requests for data from security agencies. It follows a demand from Google Inc earlier on Tuesday for permission to publish the total number of government requests for national security information. "Permitting greater transparency on the aggregate volume and scope of national security requests, including FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) orders, would help the community understand and debate these important issues," Microsoft said in an emailed statement. "Our recent report went as far as we legally could and the government should take action to allow companies to provide additional transparency". Both Microsoft and Google, along with other Internet companies, have come under scrutiny following disclosures in The Guardian and Washington Post newspapers of their roles in a National Security Agency data collection program named Prism. (Reporting by Bill Rigby; Editing by Toni Reinhold) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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