A new report
has revealed that thousands of U.S. companies have been handing over personal
information of American citizens to the National Security Agency.
Bloomberg
reported on Saturday that four people familiar with the process said
“technology, finance and manufacturing companies are working closely with U.S.
national security agencies, providing sensitive information and in return
receiving benefits that include access to classified intelligence.”
The shocking
report came after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden disclosed that the agency
is collecting millions of Americans’ phone records and the computer
communications of foreigners from Google and other Internet
companies.
The new
revelation shows that Internet and phone companies are not the only firms giving
information to the government.
According to the
Bloomberg report, “makers of hardware and software, banks, Internet security
providers, satellite telecommunications companies and many other companies” are
handing over personal data to federal agencies.-[Full Article]
