Microsoft to Store and Process EU Data in the EU
If you are a commercial or public sector customer in the EU, Microsoft will enable you to process and store all data in the EU.
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Uber under pressure over facial recognition checks for drivers
Uber’s use of facial recognition technology for a driver identity system is being challenged in the U.K., where the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) and Worker Info Exchange (WIE) have called for Microsoft to suspend the ride-hailing giant’s use of B2B facial recognition.
US Moves Closer to Retaliation Over Hacking as Cyber Woes Grow
The Biden administration is reportedly close to a decision on retaliation for state-sponsored hacking as fears grew over the fallout from the latest of two major cyberattacks.
Microsoft Confirms Its Network Was Breached With Tainted SolarWinds Updates
Microsoft confirmed that its network was among the thousands infected with tainted software updates from SolarWinds.
Google, Cisco and VMware join Microsoft to oppose NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware case
Silicon Valley tech giants say spyware maker NSO Group should not be allowed to claim immunity.
Microsoft Developing Workplace Surveillance System to ‘Score’ Meeting Productivity
A recent patent application reveals Microsoft is developing a “meeting insight computing system” that would monitor body language, facial expressions, […]
Microsoft promises to challenge all government requests for customer data
Microsoft has vowed to challenge all requests that any government or security agency makes to access its customers’ data, and […]
Global AI fight heats up over health data
Spat over a Microsoft health data project highlights growing European distrust of U.S. tech. The French government made that clear […]
‘US is falling behind and needs a strong privacy law’ says Microsoft
The US has fallen behind the rest of the world on privacy and data protection and urgently needs new laws, […]
Homeland Security warns of a ‘critical’ security flaw in Windows servers
US Homeland Security has issued an emergency alert for a Windows security flaw, Zerologon, that allows attackers to compromise entire […]
Microsoft launches a deepfake detector tool
Microsoft has added to the slowly growing pile of technologies aimed at spotting synthetic media (aka deepfakes) with the launch […]
Microsoft develops new differential privacy platform
Microsoft recently launched differential privacy platform, which injects a small amount of statistical “noise” to large data sets to protect […]