Apple To begin alerting users of government data requests
Tim has been making good in his fight. Kristin Huguet a spokesperson for Apple spokesperson announced “later this month. Apple will update its policies so that in most cases when law enforcement requests personal information about a customer, the customer will receive a notification from Apple. ”
Headline: Government reached a deal with tech companies
The Justice Department announced the deal Monday with Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc., Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp. Other companies are expected to participate once it's approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Companies wanted to make the disclosures to alleviate public speculation about their cooperation with the government. The government opposed the companies' request, saying it could interfere with national security investigations.