Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
More than two dozen companies and numerous trade groups are endorsing bills that would open more light on the government’s secret information requests, the Verge.com reports.
The businesses and trade groups are showing their support for bills that would allow them to reveal when they receive requests for national security-related data.
Among those who signed the letter to Congressional members are Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.
Those same companies have been forced to turn over information without the ability to disclose it.
The argument is that barring the disclosure of information to users violates free speech rights.
