Microsoft, Google and other tech giants are pressing to stop prosecutors from secretly taking customer data

Every year, Facebook, Google, and other tech companies receive hundreds of thousands of orders from law enforcement agencies looking for data people store online: private messages, photos, search histories, calendar entries – a potentially rich treasure trove for detectives. Often times, these requests are accompanied by nondisclosure orders, also known as nondisclosure or toggle orders, that require technology companies to potentially keep their customers in the dark for years.