Google is warning U.S. lawmakers that U.S. spying operations risk fracturing the open Internet into a “splinter net” that could hurt American business. In the first public testimony before Congress by a major technology company since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden disclosed top secret surveillance programs, Google said it should be allowed to provide the public more information about government demands for user data.

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