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Google, Microsoft And Other Tech Giants Writes Open Letter To Obama

Surveillance is a big issue that has been making headlines in recent times. There had been reports that the US government, specifically the NSA constantly gaining access or forcing its way into servers to gain access to people's data stored on Tech giant servers. In other to address this issue of surveillance, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook along with seven other tech companies  wrote a open letter to the US president Barrack Obama and members of Congress urging them to look into reforming the government surveillance tactics being used according to the Wall Street Journal. The letter, which was endorsed by the tech companies can be found in this website . It is expected to appear today in full-page on different  publications such as the New York Times and Washington Post. However, an excerpt of the letter is shown below. "Dear Mr. President and Members of Congress, We understand that governments have a duty to protect their citizens. But this summer’s...