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Web Giants Call On U.S. Gov To Respect User Privacy

  • Wired, Thursday, October 9, 2014 11:43 AM
Top legal counsels for Microsoft, Facebook and other Web giants gathered this week to condemn the U.S. government for its continued disregard for personal privacy. The overarching message was that consumers own their data, “and the government needs to start respecting that,” Wired reports. Yet, noting the irony, Wired writes: “This stance flies in the face of what we expect from Internet companies these days, many of whom tend to act as if they own the content we create.”
 

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