Vodafone takes a stand on privacy with plan to disclose wiretapping demands

Vodafone is to take a stand on privacy by asking British ministers, and the governments of each of the 25 countries in which it operates, for the right to disclose the number of demands it receives for wiretapping and customer data.In a push back against the use of telecoms networks for mass surveillance, as revealed by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Vodafone is to write to the home secretary, Theresa May, and the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, demanding greater transparency.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/15/vodafone-aims-to-disclose-wiretap-demands

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