He says they all have denied him access to files on him.
The agreement does not alter the way users get access to files on Kazaa's network.
Files are encrypted and Dropbox restricts its employees' access to files.
That gave him access to files on each member of Mr. bin Laden's group, which showed their salaries and aliases.
And consumers, they say, need access to files about themselves, much as they can now see their credit reports.
Madsen, who had access to files of the British Foreign Office that were "inadvertently declassified" in 1972, explains why.
CrosStor, based in South Plainield, N.J., makes software that allows users to maintain and have access to files on computers.
These services are particularly useful on smartphones and tablets, offering ready access to files while on the go.
"They've given me the freedom and the independence to conduct a thorough review," she said, with "unfettered access to files".
The amendments were agreed on after a yearlong standstill between the New Jersey Press Association and the state attorney general's office over access to files on criminal investigations.
File-sharing, or peer-to-peer, software allows computer users with the same networking program to connect and have direct access to files from one another's hard drives.
