Microsoft asks U.S. Attorney General permission to publish the secret data
Microsoft Corp. on the eve of the newly issued a statement on the topical theme for the internet - with the cooperation of the U.S. NSA, or rather a lack of it. Trying to dispel the doubts people have accumulated in connection with the possible cooperation of Microsoft and the U.S. government, Microsoft reiterated that does not provide "direct access" to the user e-mails, instant messages, and they can not listen to the voice traffic Skype. Also, the corporation rejects data about certain master keys that give access to all its postal or voice traffic.
Microsoft a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the company asks permission to share large amounts of data related to its interaction with various government departments. Microsoft says that first they have on a constitutional right, and second, they say that there is a need to objectively because of the tension around the Internet companies. In a letter to Microsoft asks Attorney General to provide "personal assistance" of the corporation. Recall that the tension around the IT giants came after former U.S. NSA contractor Edward Snowden began to divulge the details of the program of espionage PRISM, in which U.S. intelligence agencies allegedly listen to Internet traffic of millions of users around the world. Obviously, this has provoked a wave of discontent to the online companies.
Microsoft says that they are now constrained in their actions aimed at the disclosure of information about the interaction with special services, but can already tell that do not provide direct access to their servers and disclose only selected data and only on selected governmental request. Also, Microsoft asked permission to disclose some information regarding the work of cloud storage service SkyDrive. Press Service of the U.S. Attorney General until the request Microsoft has not commented.
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