Microsoft’s support for EU-US Privacy Shield shouldn’t make you feel more secure
Apr11
Microsoft was found to be one of the most complicit companies identified as being part of the NSA’s PRISM spying program back in 2013, with the documents revealing wide-open access to products like Skype and Outlook. It’s now voiced wholehearted support for the new EU-US Privacy Shield agreement that’s been designed to update data transfer rules following Ed Snowden’s revelations, but knowing its past behavior, that won’t exactly fill you with cheer. The company has committed to the 45-day response period for individual complaints made about privacy infringements, as per the new Privacy Shield rules, as well as saying it will…
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