*Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance* /A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill that would limit surveillance and prevent bulk email collection// / Samuel Gibbs theguardian.com, Monday 17 November 2014 13.28 GMT A coalition of technology and internet companies is lobbying to curb US National Security Agency surveillance powers and for more transparency on government data requests. The Reform Government Surveillance coalition, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Apple, added its support for the race to pass a bill through the US Senate before the end of the year, which would inhibit mass data collection from emails and internet metadata. “The Senate has an opportunity this week to vote on the bipartisan USA Freedom Act,” said the coalition in an open letter sent to the Senate. “We urge you to pass the bill, which both protects national security and reaffirms America’s commitment to the freedoms we all cherish.” The bill would also allow technology companies to disclose the number and types of data demands from government as part of the continued transparency push from the industry. […] Continua qui: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/17/facebook-google-apple-lobb...