Microsoft indicates to a Congressional subcommittee that it will ask for reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, particularly taking into account the evolution of the cloud and the increasing ability of users to store personal data both on the Web and in localized storage devices. Microsoft acknowledges the tightrope of sorts that exists between its users’ need to protect their data and requests by law enforcement to have access to that data under certain circumstances. In February, Microsoft tried to shut down Cryptome, which published an internal document delineating many of Microsoft’s policies in this particular area.
– Microsoft indicated its opinions on the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act of 1986 during Congressional testimony on May 5, arguing that the
legislation must be revised to more effectively guard users’ privacy in the era
of cloud computing.
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