‘Government Loosens Limits on What Tech Companies Can Reveal’ – ‘Mashable’

Fran Berkman says, “The U.S. government and a group of top technology companies have reached an agreement on transparency.The Department of Justice said it will grant the request of top tech companies who had previously petitioned the government for the ability to provide more detailed transparency reports on government-issued national security orders for user data. President Barack Obamagave directive to loosen the reins on Internet and phone companies in a Jan. 17 speech outlining reforms to National Security Agency surveillance tactics“.