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February 5, 2015

Internet Giants to Government: Drop Dead

Failed and foggy legislation surrounding surveillance and cross-border digital searches has forced providers to make their own moves in order to preserve customer privacy. “Congress hasn’t shown an interest in trying to figure this out,” says Marc Zwillinger, a lawyer in Washington who’s represented Yahoo!, among others, in their responses to government requests for data. “The providers are stuck in the middle.”