Issue involves U.S. surveillance requests for customer data ; controversy arose from Snowden leaks . The court complaints have been dismissed , a spokeswoman for the companies said in a statement . Microsoft , Google , Yahoo , Facebook and Linked- In sued the government . The case is still pending in a federal court in Washington DC. Government and companies reach an agreement to resolve differences .
Issue involves U.S. surveillance requests for customer data ; controversy arose from Snowden leaks . Microsoft , Google , Yahoo , Facebook and Linked- In sued the government . The case is still pending in a federal court in Washington DC. Government and companies reach an agreement to resolve differences .