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Zuckerberg, Page use similar language to deny Facebook, Google participate in PRISM

Zuckerberg	Page
Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers.	…we have not joined any program that would give the U.S. government - or any other government - direct access to our servers.
We hadn’t even heard of PRISM before yesterday.	We had not heard of a program called PRISM until yesterday.
When governments ask Facebook for data, we review each request carefully to make sure they always follow the correct processes and all applicable laws, and then only provide the information if is required by law. We will continue fighting aggressively to keep your information safe and secure.	…we provide user data to governments only in accordance with the law. Our legal team reviews each and every request, and frequently pushes back when requests are overly broad or don’t follow the correct process.
We have never received a blanket request or court order from any government agency asking for information or metadata in bulk, like the one Verizon reportedly received. And if we did, we would fight it aggressively.	Until this week’s reports, we had never heard of the broad type of order that Verizon received - an order that appears to have required them to hand over millions of users’ call records. We were very surprised to learn that such broad orders exist. Any suggestion that Google is disclosing information about our users’ Internet activity on such a scale is completely false.
We strongly encourage all governments to be much more transparent about all programs aimed at keeping the public safe.	this episode confirms what we have long believed - there needs to be a more transparent approach.
It’s the only way to protect everyone’s civil liberties and create the safe and free society we all want over the long term.	And, of course, we understand that the U.S. and other governments need to take action to protect their citizens’ safety - including sometimes by using surveillance. But the level of secrecy around the current legal procedures undermines the freedoms we all cherish.

Zuckerberg is only the “face” of Facebook. Suppose the government came out with a “facebook” type social media site and said everyone can sign up for free, post pictures of your ugly kids, tell all your “friends” what TV show you’re about to watch.....but we will need some private information and you have to agree to our “terms”. Do you think anyone but really dumb liberals would sign up?

How many times has Zuckerberg and all the tech company honchos had dinner at the white house? How many of them worked on obama’s campaign?

I’ll glad wrap tin foil around my head because I truly believe what I’m saying.

"direct access to our servers"

The term "direct access" leaves a hole big enough to fit 500 Hilderbeast tushies through.

The NSA wouldn't want "direct access", they would want data feeds that are ingestable to the Narus appliance that they use (Narus Solutions - Cyber 3.0: Rise of the Machines).