Microsoft’s General Counsel: N.S.A. Hacks Were An ‘Earthquake’ For Tech by NICOLE PERLROTH


By NICOLE PERLROTH

On Thursday, Microsoft will become the latest company to roll out state-of-the-art encryption across its user and business services. The move follows similar efforts by Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and Mozilla, as the companies step up efforts to protect their data from their own government.

Published: December 5, 2013 at 12:00AM

from NYT Technology http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/microsofts-general-counsel-n-s-a-hacks-were-an-earthquake-for-tech/
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