
<p>(MOSCOW) -- New top secret documents provided by Edward Snowden allege Microsoft worked with the National Security Agency to get around the tech giant's own encryption systems and Skype helped the agency collect video calls, according to a report from The Guardian.</p><p>The documents, which were not posted online, allegedly show that Microsoft collaborated with the NSA months before the launch of their Outlook.com portal to make sure the NSA would be able to intercept and read web chats. The company also reportedly helped give the NSA easier access to its cloud storage device called SkyDrive.</p><p>For its part, Skype, which was purchased by Microsoft in 2011, worked last year to allow the NSA's PRISM program to collect video and audio conversations, The Guardian reported.</p><p>When The Guardian and The Washington Post revealed the PRISM program's existence in June, Microsoft was among a host of major technology companies that denied they provided the NSA with blanket access to their customers' communications.</p><p><a href="http://www.wlsam.com/abc_news/article/New_Snowden_Documents_Reveal_NSA_Access_to_Microsoft_Outlook,_Skype:_Report/9C92718BEA8411E286DEFEFDADE6840A/1373586605/">Keep reading...</a></p>