Microsoft Updates Privacy Policy After Accessing Blogger's Hotmail

Not long after Microsoft defended how it accessed a blogger's private Hotmail account to determine if a former employee stole trade secrets, there was an outcry over the privacy implications

Now, Microsoft is making a change to its privacy policy that would require its legal team — not its internal investigations department — to look into cases to see if a court order is required to access private user data. The company would submit the evidence to an outside lawyer and perform the search only if a judge signs off on it. Microsoft will also publish a bi-annual transparency report that will highlight these types of searches. Read more...