Google details how it hands over data to U.S.
The
global innovator uses decidedly low-tech methods, including the
delivery of information by hand or by transferring files from one
computer to another.
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Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Surprisingly, the global innovator uses decidedly simple and low-tech methods, including the delivery of information by hand or by transferring files from one computer to another.
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The companies say that secrecy around data leaves their actions open to misinterpretation.
That could include putting data onto a floppy disk or external hard drive, or printing out the requested information for a federal official, Google said. FTP, or file transfer protocol, is a commonly-used method for exchanging information between servers with an extra layer of security.
The company’s disclosure of how it handles National Security Agency requests might skirt its obligations to keep secret data requests. So far, in public, the company has fiercely maintained that it has never heard of a secret NSA Internet surveillance program called PRISM, first revealed last week by The Washington Post and the Guardian newspapers.
Observers say the firm and other tech giants are in a difficult position, because they might not be able to discuss dealings with the NSA. Immediately after PRISM was publicly reported, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft and others denied giving the government “direct access” to their servers.
On Wednesday, Google also elaborated on what it is not allowing government to do.
It says it does not allow the NSA to collect information through a secure portal, nor does it put information into a “dropbox” file for government agents to access.
“The US government does not have the ability to pull that data directly from our servers or network,” the Google statement said.
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