Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Paywalls, not all they’re cracked up to be?

David Brancaccio Jun 12, 2013
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Paywalls, not all they’re cracked up to be?

David Brancaccio Jun 12, 2013
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The Washington Post is erecting a paywall. It’s one in a long list of newspapers that are trying this business model. So, how’s it working out?

Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are calling on the U.S. government to reveal how often they get national security requests for information. The Internet companies are fighting the perception they were willing participants in the National Security Agency’s widespread monitoring of electronic communications. But the question still remains, if the government asks a company for information, can it say no? 

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