Reuters: Technology News: Microsoft asks U.S. government for freedom to disclose security requests

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Microsoft asks U.S. government for freedom to disclose security requests Jul 16th 2013, 19:25 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Stranded fugitive Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia 3:00pm EDT Russia says no asylum request yet from fugitive Snowden Sat, Jul 13 2013 Fugitive Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia Fri, Jul 12 2013 Microsoft aims to power mobile effort in major overhaul Thu, Jul 11 2013 Fugitive Snowden's options narrow as asylum requests spurned Tue, Jul 2 2013 Analysis & Opinion U.S. official snubbed in Egypt visit Microsoft needs focus, gets bigger org chart The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest March 20, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Bogdan Cristel SEATTLE | Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:25pm EDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it has written to the U.S. Attorney General to ask for more freedom to disclose how it handles requests from national security organizations for customer data. The appeal comes a week after the Guardian newspaper reported that Microsoft allowed U.S. security agencies to circumvent encryption of Outlook emails and capture Skype online chats, citing leaked documents provided by Edward Snowden. The world's largest software company said there were "significant inaccuracies" in media reports last week and asserted it does not allow any government direct or unfettered access to customers' emails, instant messages or data. (Reporting by Bill Rigby; Editing by Gary Hill) 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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