When it comes to national security and the Internet, it seems, there's classified information -- and then there are secret arguments about the information.
In a potentially landmark dispute, Google (GOOG), Facebook and other tech giants are crying foul over the Justice Department's response to a lawsuit in which the companies seek to reveal more details about official requests for Internet users' data. After submitting its written arguments directly to a judge, the companies say the government has given them a censored version, while refusing to let even company lawyers who have security clearances review the full brief.
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Incomplete reports about the government's surveillance efforts "undermine confidence in Internet services" that rely on "user trust," said Google's Richard Salgado in prepared testimony, who warned that those concerns may have financial consequences for U.S. tech companies and the global Internet economy.
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