Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords
The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed. 

NSA Reportedly Calls ‘Top Secret’ Emergency Meeting Ahead of Vote on House Amendment That Would Challenge Agency’s Power
The National Security Agency reportedly called for a “top secret” meeting with members of the U.S. House on Tuesday to argue against a House amendment that would challenge the spy agency’s power for the first time, according to an invitation circulated in Congress and obtained by the Huffington Post. The House amendment, written by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), would seek to reign in the NSA’s sweeping power to collect massive amounts of American citizens’ communications data. The amendment is co-sponsored by Democratic Rep. John Conyers. A vote on the amendment is scheduled to take place sometime this week.