Microsoft

When Mr. Gates Went to Washington

Date published:

April 14, 2018

"Tom Rubin, a former senior lawyer at Microsoft who is now a lecturer at Stanford University, sees many parallels between the government scrutiny of Microsoft and of Facebook, which he discussed with a class on tech policy at the school this past week.

“They both involve an allegation that a digital gatekeeper, with insufficient internal controls, drove for dominance by harming the ecosystem in which it operates,” said Mr. Rubin, who was an assistant United States attorney before joining Microsoft. Read more about When Mr. Gates Went to Washington

Microsoft victory in overseas data privacy case stands

Date published:

January 24, 2017

Phys.org

"Jennifer Granick of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society has argued that a Microsoft win could mean these cases are decided in countries with fewer privacy protections, and drive more companies to "localize" data in places where authorities can't access it." Read more about Microsoft victory in overseas data privacy case stands

Microsoft Asserts Clients’ Rights in FBI E-Mail Searches Fight

Date published:

January 23, 2017

Bloomberg Technology

"“Standing has been a barrier in cases that seek to vindicate people’s privacy rights,” said Jennifer Granick, a Stanford Law School professor. “It’s a serious issue in conducting constitutional litigation, and this case is no different.”" Read more about Microsoft Asserts Clients’ Rights in FBI E-Mail Searches Fight

Microsoft Wins Landmark Email Privacy Case

Date published:

July 18, 2016

Info Security

"Omer Tene, VP of research and education at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), welcomed the ruling as a “resounding affirmation of the endurance of privacy in an age marked by constant data transfers in the cloud, Internet of Things and big data applications.”

“The Court held that even in the cloud, data physically resides on servers in a specific geography, and that government cannot compel a service provider to reach over national borders to deliver data at the expense of customer privacy,” he added." Read more about Microsoft Wins Landmark Email Privacy Case

US court rules in favour of Microsoft, gov't can't force access to email on Irish server

Date published:

July 15, 2016

SC Magazine

"“The ruling is a striking victory for privacy over the threat of government access and overreach,” Omer Tene, vice president of research and education at at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), told SC via email. “It recognises that national borders exist even in cyber-space and the cloud. It places an emphasis on the location of data and servers in deciding which legal regime applies.” Read more about US court rules in favour of Microsoft, gov't can't force access to email on Irish server

Microsoft Wins Major Privacy Victory for Data Held Overseas

Date published:

July 14, 2016

The Intercept

"“Microsoft’s victory over the U.S. government is a resounding affirmation of the endurance of privacy in an age marked by constant data transfers in the cloud, Internet of Things, and big data applications,” Omer Tene, vice president of research and education at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, said in a statement to The Intercept." Read more about Microsoft Wins Major Privacy Victory for Data Held Overseas

Why Microsoft's Fight with the Government Should Overshadow Apple's

Date published:

April 15, 2016

Inverse

"This lawsuit comes on the heels of the Apple case, in which Tim Cook and Apple stood up to the FBI. As in the Apple case, this suit goes to show that in the cloud-computing age “we need to be able to rely upon digital intermediaries in order to protect our civil liberties,” Washington University law professor Neil M. Richards tells Inverse." Read more about Why Microsoft's Fight with the Government Should Overshadow Apple's

Microsoft sues federal government over data access policy

Date published:

April 14, 2016

Trib Live

"“This is a significant development, and part and parcel of the continued push-back by the American tech sector over surveillance (since) the Snowden disclosures,” said Catherine Crump, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley." Read more about Microsoft sues federal government over data access policy

Microsoft sues government, expanding privacy debate to cloud

Date published:

April 14, 2016

SF Chronicle

"“The lawsuit is asking for two things,” said Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society.

“That people be notified eventually, if they are spied on, and, two, it’s asking for a much more scrupulous and discriminating use of gag orders, which are now seemingly routine when they are supposed to be extraordinary.”" Read more about Microsoft sues government, expanding privacy debate to cloud

Microsoft sues U.S. government over secret requests for user data

Date published:

April 14, 2016

Computerworld

"However, it's unclear how Microsoft's lawsuit will fare. It would be "premature to guess" how successful Microsoft is likely to be, Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said in an email." Read more about Microsoft sues U.S. government over secret requests for user data

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