Apple, Facebook, Others Defy Authorities, Increasingly Notify Users of Secret Data Demands After Snowden Revelations

The Washington Post reported that tech giants such as Apple and Microsoft are updating their policies to notify users of government data seizures. Regarding this update Marc Zwillinger was quoted saying, “Post-Snowden, there is a greater desire to compete on privacy,” said Zwillinger, “Companies have had notice policies and cared about these issues for years. It’s only now that it’s being discussed at the CEO level.”