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YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
Six of America's top tech companies have asked Congress to restrain the National Security Agency when it comes to spying online.
Bloomberg reports Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq: MSFT), Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) want to counter erroneous reports that give intelligence agencies direct access to their servers. The companies also want permission to publish statistics about how often they turn over customer data in response to legal orders by the U.S. government.
The NSA has come under fire in recent months following revelations of spying on American citizens and foreign leaders exposed by former contractor Edward Snowden.
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