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Man and woman look at Microsoft ElectionGuard demos

| Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust

New cyberthreats require new ways to protect democracy

Female and male scientists working on computers in lab

| John Kahan - Chief Data Analytics Officer

New Cascadia Data Discovery Initiative accelerates health innovation

A man from the Supported Employment Program waves from a bus

| Jenny Lay-Flurrie - Chief Accessibility Officer

The power of inclusion, extending our learnings from the Supported Employment Program

Scenic photo of Le Mont-Saint-Michel

| Brad Smith - President

As technology like AI propels us into the future, it can also play an important role in preserving our past

| Brad Smith - President

Statement from Microsoft President Brad Smith on Supreme Court decision to hear DACA cases

Teenage girl with arm around another girl

| Justin Spelhaug - General Manager, Microsoft Philanthropies

Helping refugees and displaced persons by shifting the approach to how we help nonprofits

Campaign workers

| Jan Neutze - Senior Director, Digital Diplomacy.

Microsoft 365 for Campaigns now available

| Michelle Patron - Director of Sustainability Policy, Microsoft

Microsoft responds to EPA’s Clean Power Plan rule

Downtown Seattle

| Brad Smith - President

Next Generation Washington: 2019 legislative session recap

Veterans meeting in a lunchroom

| Shelley McKinley - Head of Technology and Corporate Responsibility, Microsoft

Working together to bring broadband to rural Veterans

Jenny Lay-Flurrie stands by a glass window

| Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer

Making accessibility easy to learn, use, build and master

| Microsoft Corporate Blogs

The Christchurch Call and steps to tackle terrorist and violent extremist content

Jacqueline Beauchere, second from left, participates in a panel discussion on digital citizenship

| Jacqueline Beauchere - Microsoft Chief Online Safety Officer

US Chamber of Commerce Digital Empowers Summit focuses on innovations for business and social good

I voted stickers

| Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust

Protecting democratic elections through secure, verifiable voting

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campaign staff working on laptops in a room

| Jan Neutze - Senior Director, Digital Diplomacy.

Protecting political campaigns from hacking

Two women in office with laptop

| Julie Brill - Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft

Increasing transparency and customer control over data

Washington state capitol building

| Julie Brill - Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft

Our support for meaningful privacy protection through the Washington Privacy Act

| Microsoft Corporate Blogs

Microsoft releases biannual digital trust reports

Screenshot of TrialWatch app

| Brad Smith - President

Tech that makes the world a witness to courtroom injustices across the globe

Panelists at the Microsoft screening of the documentary film “Netizens” share their views

| Jacqueline Beauchere - Microsoft Chief Online Safety Officer

‘Netizens’ highlights the need for collaboration to fight online harassment, ‘revenge porn’

Forest trees mapped by type

| Brad Smith - President

We’re increasing our carbon fee as we double down on sustainability

Woman with a tablet computer in a warehouse

| Brad Smith - President

Check out the PBS documentary on ‘CyberWork and the American Dream’

| John Kahan - Chief Data Analytics Officer

It’s time for a new approach for mapping broadband data to better serve Americans

Drawing of lightbulb in protected circle

| Erich Andersen - Corporate Vice President and Chief IP Counsel of Microsoft’s Intellectual Property Group

Microsoft expands Azure IP Advantage Program with new IP benefits for Azure IoT innovators and startups