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Microsoft said its Azure OpenAI Service must not be used "by or for" U.S. police for facial recognition purposes

Daniel Buchner oversaw the launch of Microsoft’s ION Decentralized Identifier earlier this year.

Microsoft shareholders called for reports to show if the company's actions line up with its words on surveillance technology.

AI-driven facial recognition systems have failed to recognize women and dark-skinned people accurately. Microsoft is doing something about that – for more reasons than one.

Microsoft Corp. promised Monday to give users worldwide the same data and privacy rights Europeans will get under new regulations there. That's in contrast to some of its tech rivals, which are hedging on how much privacy protections will change for Americans and other non-Europeans.

More than 30 technology companies have signed the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, making a number of pledges relating to cyberattacks. Microsoft, Facebook, Dell,

The U.S. Justice Department is moving to scale back the use of orders forcing technology companies to turn over customer data without alerting users to the clandestine interception of their information.

Microsoft suggests that Windows 10 users are pleased with its changes to privacy controls.

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Facebook, Apple and Twitter are yet to adopt Privacy Shield, Britain-based Ars Technica website reported

The tech giant said the U.S. cannot request email from a data storage site in Ireland

Companies often try to steer clear of conflicts with the government. But Microsoft Corp. is picking fights with the government.

It is going to be difficult for lawmakers to catch up with rapidly advancing AI technology, Brad Smith told BBC Panorama during an episode exploring China's increasing use of AI to monitor its citizens.

Tech companies praised the Derek Chauvin conviction, but their products underwrite the kind of impunity and overstep they claim to oppose.

Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft's cybersecurity marketing exec, explains how firm will be a "great unifier" in the industry to grow its $10 billion business.

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Microsoft said that it would sell shares in AnyVision after an audit said the company's technology was used at checkpoints

As passwords continue to be hackable (and annoying), the two companies have introduced innovative ways to sign in--but to mixed reviews.