Microsoft says its compliance with a data privacy standard set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) means customer data in its Azure cloud will be safer from prying eyes. The ISO/IEC 27018 standard aims to establish… Read more »
A federal court in New York dealt Microsoft a setback in its bid to keep U.S. law enforcement from forcing disclosure of customer data residing abroad. Read more »
Speak into the mic: The latest Edward Snowden revelations about the tremendous scope of NSA data collection on ordinary Americans (e.g. non targets) is really not news. The week in cloud… Read more »
ValueAct is a shareholder activist firm that will consult on Microsoft business going forward. It was not, however, consulted on the $7.2 billion Nokia buyout. Read more »
Strange bedfellows: Microsoft says it and Google will sue the government to speed up release of information related to the NSA’s PRISM program. Read more »