US Tech Companies Urge Curb on Surveillance

Eight major U.S. technology companies are calling on President Barack Obama and Congress to enact new curbs on American surveillance programs they say have given the government too much power. The companies, in full-page newspaper ads Monday, said the spying "in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual." The technology firms said the surveillance "undermines the freedoms we all cherish. It's time for...

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