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From the «time to poison the well» department:
Title: Apple, Google, Meta are sharing more data with the US government than ever, Proton finds
Author: Siôn Geschwindt
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:32:31 +0000
Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/big-tech-sharing-more-data-with-us-government
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Most of us share and store huge amounts of personal data online, from our names
and addresses to photos of our loved ones. In many ways, firms like Apple,
Google, and Meta are the gatekeepers of this sensitive information. But what
happens when the authorities come knocking? It appears that Silicon Valley
often rolls over and complies.  Over the last 10 years, Apple, Google, and Meta
have handed over data on 3.1 million accounts to the US government, according
to a new report by Swiss software company Proton.  The number of times
officials have requested user data from Big Tech…

This story continues[2] at The Next Web

Or just read more coverage about: Apple[3]

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[2]: https://thenextweb.com/news/big-tech-sharing-more-data-with-us-government?utm_source=social&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=profeed (link)
[3]: https://thenextweb.com/company/apple (link)