Google Inc (GOOG), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): French Suits Are Coming?

The French have been up in arms about this program when  documents leaked about the PRISM program  indicated that the U.S. had conducted some surveillance on the French Embassy in Washington and had done some online spying on officials of the European Union – which are supposed to be staunch allies of the U.S. “We have never seen such an infringement on individual freedoms, to such a large scale, from a foreign nation and it potentially affects all French citizens and all French internet users when they use Google, Microsoft, Apple, Skype and other companies,” said attorney Emmanuel Daoud, who is representing the two human-rights groups.

What are your thoughts about Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and the others’ involvement in this program? Do you think there is a level of accountability here for these companies against those privacy concerns by these and other human-rights groups? Do you think investors like fund manager David Einhorn (see his full equity portfolio) will pay much attention to this lawsuit? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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