Tag: Microsoft

May 5, 2017

As hackers continue to attack companies everywhere, Microsoft has appointed a privacy lawyer to lead the company in the battle against cybercrime. Julie Brill, a former Federal Trade Commissioner, will oversee privacy and regulatory affairs for the company. She will […]

March 21, 2017

There are a lot of cloud storage options out there, for lawyers and laypeople alike. But Microsoft’s OneDrive stands out, largely because of its ubiquity. The online file hosting service comes included with Windows 8 and 10 and integrates directly […]

September 12, 2016

The American people have the right to be free from unreasonable searches. It’s a constitutional right that stems from the Fourth Amendment that is meant to protect the people from the government. Microsoft has been fighting since April to stop […]

July 15, 2016

A U.S. appeals court has quashed a search warrant that would have required Microsoft to disclose contents of emails stored on a server in Ireland, in a case that has broad ramifications for privacy, diplomatic relations and the ability of […]

April 18, 2016

Microsoft sued the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday regarding the privacy of their customers’ emails. Microsoft filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington in an attempt to block authorities from taking […]

December 21, 2015

Tens of thousands of secure websites might start to display certificate errors to their visitors in January, when Microsoft plans to stop trusting 20 CAs (certificate authorities) from around the world.The list of certificates that are scheduled to be removed […]