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Microsoft releases 3,000-word privacy manifesto, wants to be a ‘voice for people’

Microsoft released an unusual blog post on Thursday, a 3,000-word manifesto by recently appointed company President Brad Smith that covers… Read More

Microsoft names Horacio Gutierrez new general counsel in reorganization of legal team

Microsoft announced a sweeping reorganization of its legal team on Friday as the company builds a new department around recently promoted Microsoft… Read More

Brad Smith named Microsoft president as he takes on more public-facing role

Microsoft’s top lawyer is about to start assuming more responsibilities within the company, and on Friday he was given a… Read More

Microsoft wants a more diverse legal team, and it’s putting up $15M to make it happen

Microsoft announced an update to its Law Firm Diversity Program on Tuesday as it narrows its focus on bringing more… Read More

Microsoft gives $10M to University of Washington for new computer science building

Microsoft wants to help more University of Washington students study computer science, and it’s making a big donation to help make… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on Seattle’s tech boom, working for Satya Nadella, legal battles, and more

Our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show was Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel and executive vice president of legal… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith on government snooping, tech talent and the company’s new era

Brad Smith, Microsoft’s top lawyer for more than a decade, is the company’s top executive on many of the biggest issues facing the tech… Read More

Microsoft will require suppliers to give workers 15 days of paid leave

Microsoft will require its suppliers to give their employees who do work for the Redmond company at least 15 days of… Read More

Microsoft General Counsel calls for new rules to handle government data requests

If Microsoft’s General Counsel has his way, 2015 will be a “year for solutions” when it comes to the intersection… Read More

Tech titans support Microsoft’s fight against overseas search warrant

Microsoft has picked up some high-profile support for its fight against a U.S. search warrant targeting information stored in its Ireland… Read More

Microsoft vows to appeal court order to turn over email from Ireland data center

A federal judge today ruled that Microsoft must comply with a warrant ordering the company to turn over email account… Read More

Microsoft’s top lawyer: U.S. surveillance policies making it harder to do business overseas

SAN FRANCISCO – The United States’ approach to Internet privacy and surveillance needs to change, and U.S. government officials were… Read More

Microsoft successfully blocked FBI from enterprise customer data request last year

In an effort to demonstrate its policy toward government requests for data, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith today detailed a now-public… Read More

What Snapchat teaches us about the way teens define privacy

When it comes to the generational differences between today’s youth and their parents or grandparents, there are the obvious ones:… Read More

How Microsoft’s top lawyer would keep the NSA in check

In light of last year’s NSA revelations and more recently the Heartbleed security breach, how government balances the protection of… Read More

Microsoft says it won’t search customer emails in leak cases

Following uproar over its handling of a recent intellectual property leak, Microsoft announced today that it will stop searching through… Read More

Responding to Obama, Microsoft calls for international pact on digital surveillance

President Obama’s speech last week outlining his plan for reforming the NSA left many in the tech industry wanting much… Read More

Here’s what Microsoft plans to do about government surveillance

Microsoft is battening down the hatches when it comes to protecting its customers against government surveillance. In a blog post… Read More

Microsoft appeals to AG Holder, cites Constitutional right to address spying controversy

Microsoft today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, asking him or President Obama to personally intervene to… Read More

Microsoft wants government to provide more transparency for security requests

Microsoft is now joining fellow tech giants Google and Facebook in asking the U.S. government for more transparency in regard… Read More

Microsoft sees charitable efforts as key recruiting tool for young talent

While high-tech companies like Google and Facebook have made it tougher for Microsoft to recruit and retain top employees and… Read More

Why Microsoft is pouring money into youth programs

Microsoft this morning unveiled a new direction for its global philanthropic initiatives, announcing a program called YouthSpark that aims to… Read More

As new H-1B season begins, Microsoft renews call to loosen rules on foreign workers

It’s the start of an annual tradition, and the revival of a perennial debate. Today is the first day for… Read More

Microsoft backs Obama plan for ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’

Microsoft says it will support a push by the Obama administration for new online new privacy legislation that would give… Read More