U.S Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of #Microsoft #customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology company.
« Most shocking is just how routine secrecy orders have become when law enforcement targets an American's email, text messages or other sensitive data stored in the cloud » said Tom Burt ( Microsoft's corporate vice president for customer security and trust), describing the widespread clandestine #surveillance as a major shift from historical norms. « Without reform, abuses will continue to occur and they will occur in the dark »