Facebook and Twitter’s attempts to champion user privacy are being undermined by the intelligence community and UK government following new proposals to jail employees who tip off users that their data has been requested.
Under the new offense employees of any communication service provider can be jailed for up to two years for informing a user that security services or law enforcement authorities has requested their data.
The move hampers ongoing attempts by Facebook, Twitter and several other social network and technology companies to assure members that their information is secure and that they will be told if any government agency Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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