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2 May, 2014

Apple, Facebook, others defy authorities, notify users of secret data demands – Washington Post

Major U.S. technology companies have largely ended the practice of quietly complying with investigators’ demands for e-mail records and other online data, saying that users have a right to know in advance when their information is targeted for government seizure.

This increasingly defiant industry stand is giving some of the tens of thousands of Americans whose Internet data gets swept into criminal investigations each year the opportunity to fight in court to prevent disclosures. Prosecutors, however, warn that tech companies may undermine cases by tipping off criminals, giving them time to destroy vital electronic evidence before it can be gathered.

Read the rest: Apple, Facebook, others defy authorities, increasingly notify users of secret data demands after Snowden revelations – The Washington Post.