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June 13, 2013 03:25 am GMT

Facebook Won't Disclose Response to NSA Requests

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If you were hoping for more Internet companies to come out and reveal more details about government surveillance, like Google did on Tuesday, we have bad news for you. Asked on Wednesday about how it handles requests stemming from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Facebook said it could not disclose anything

"We are prevented by law from talking about anything related to FISA, including processes,” said Jodi Seth, a Facebook spokesperson.

On Tuesday, Google revealed more details on how it handles requests originating from Section 702 of FISA, which provides the legal basis for the controversial — and still mysterious — National Security Agency PRISM program, revealed last week by The Guardian and The Washington Post.

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