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Comcast released data on criminal and national security-related requests for information for the first six months of 2014

Comcast released data on criminal and national security-related requests for information for the first six months of 2014, in a transparency report Thursday, it said in a blog post (http://bit.ly/ZGDQXo). “This information is designed to enhance the transparency of government…

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surveillance programs as part of the ongoing conversation over how best to ensure that such programs appropriately reflect and balance the privacy interests of individuals,” Comcast said. Since requests for information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) are under a six-month delay, the report covers July to December 2013, Comcast said. The company “carefully” reviews all such requests to make sure they comply with “applicable law,” Comcast said.