Politics

Tech Firms Object to Getting Redacted Version of Government Response to FISA Disclosure Request

Google, others want to reveal how government asks for user data

|


Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and LinkedIn are objecting to the U.S. government's decision to provide them only a redacted version of its response to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

The companies said in a court filing  Tuesday that they have been provided only a "heavily redacted version" of the government's submissions, which included its response and a supporting declaration, and all requests for greater access have been rejected.