Our legal challenge to a US government search warrant
Last evening, we filed our reply brief in our ongoing legal challenge to the U.S. government’s attempt to force us to turn over a customer’s email stored in our Irish data center. As we stated in our...
View ArticleMicrosoft applauds introduction of bipartisan, bicameral trade promotion...
Trade agreements are part of a broad strategy to expand opportunity, adjust to competition, and demonstrate leadership in innovation. All of which should result in better jobs and growth for our...
View ArticleMicrosoft praises passage of the USA Freedom Act in the US Senate
Today Brad Smith, executive vice president and general counsel of Microsoft, praised the passage of the USA Freedom Act in the U.S. Senate: “We commend Congress for taking action to reform government...
View ArticleUSA Freedom Act: An important step forward
Earlier this afternoon, the U.S. Congress passed by a 2-to-1 margin the USA Freedom Act, which will bring about significant reforms to the nation’s surveillance programs once it is signed into law as...
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The ADA at 25: Disability rights and diversity
Today Microsoft joins communities around the country in honoring the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law on July 26, 1990. The anniversary provides an important...
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Announcing the next generation of Microsoft’s Law Firm Diversity Program:...
Today as part of the White House event on entrepreneurship we’re announcing important changes to Microsoft’s Law Firm Diversity Program (LFDP). Since we launched this Program in 2008, we’ve provided...
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Microsoft makes additional investment in Washington state STEM students
Yarelly Gomez knows what hard work feels like. “My parents would leave before 3 a.m. to pick asparagus, and they would pick cherries in the afternoon,” said the 20-year-old from Sunnyside, a town of...
View ArticlePassing ECPA reform – It has never been more important
This is an important week for privacy in the nation’s capital. With a hearing today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, another focus on privacy begins in earnest. In truth, this could not come at a...
View ArticleA message to our customers about EU – US Safe Harbor
We appreciate that some of our customers have questions about the impact of the ruling today by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) about the EU – US Safe Harbor Framework. In particular some customers...
View ArticleThe collapse of the US-EU Safe Harbor: Solving the new privacy Rubik’s Cube
When people who care about technology look back at the year 2015, they will remember October as the month when the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor collapsed. An international legal agreement that has been in place...
View ArticleUN International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Improving access and...
The recognition today of the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities is perhaps even more important as we continue to learn more about yesterday’s tragic shooting at the Inland Regional...
View ArticleMoving forward on accessibility: Announcing new structure and leads
Today we’re announcing new steps to strengthen Microsoft’s work to make our products more accessible and better serve people with disabilities. As we’ve discussed over the past year, accessibility is...
View ArticleMicrosoft supports White House initiative to expand access to computer science
Today, President Barack Obama called for a new national effort to give all American students the opportunity to learn computer science in school – in short, Computer Science for All. As a company, we...
View ArticleMicrosoft to testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee
Tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 25, I’ll be testifying before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “International Conflicts of Law and their Implications for Cross Border Data Requests by Law...
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Congress must update our outdated privacy laws
Today I appeared as a witness before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “International Conflicts of Law and their Implications for Cross Border Data Requests by Law Enforcement.” You can see...
View ArticleOur legal brief in support of Apple
Today, Microsoft joined with a number of other leading technology companies to file a legal brief in support of Apple, as the company fights an FBI request to unlock an encrypted iPhone that belonged...
View ArticleNew SR-520 Bridge is a big win for Seattle-area commuters
Saturday will be a big day in the Puget Sound region. The longest floating bridge in the world will open on Saturday morning, connecting the west and east sides of Lake Washington. The bridge opening...
View ArticleKeeping secrecy the exception, not the rule: An issue for both consumers and...
This morning we filed a new lawsuit in federal court against the United States government to stand up for what we believe are our customers’ constitutional and fundamental rights – rights that help...
View ArticleGreener datacenters for a brighter future: Microsoft’s commitment to...
As the world increasingly races to a future based on cloud computing, a host of new and important public issues are emerging. One of these issues involves the energy and sustainability practices of the...
View ArticleOur search warrant case: An important decision for people everywhere
Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in a case brought by Microsoft addressing the global application of U.S. search warrants for people’s email. The court ruled in...
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