# In an op-ed, Research Scholar Sarah Labowitz explains why companies should protect user data

1 Faculty News July 5, 2013 ![San Francisco Chronicle logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030853.jpg?itok=5J96iBF2)>

Excerpt from [San Francisco Chronicle](http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Tech-companies-must-push-back-on-NSA-snooping-4644064.php?t=ebde74fa7acefdcb88) -- "Recent advocacy by several major tech companies for government disclosure is in the public interest, and Americans should support their push for greater transparency."

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