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Jul 27, 2017 | Fred Humphries - Corporate Vice President of U.S. Government Affairs for Microsoft in Washington, D.C.

The Senate takes an important step on ECPA reform

ECPA became law in 1986, at a time when fewer than 10 percent of U.S. households had a computer at home and cellphones were used by fewer than 1 percent of Americans.

Helping every young person thrive in our fast-changing economy

Jul 18, 2017 | Guest post

Helping every young person thrive in our fast-changing economy

Creating a carbon-free headquarters in the Puget Sound region

Jul 14, 2017 | Brad Smith - President and Chief Legal Officer

Creating a carbon-free headquarters in the Puget Sound region

Announcing AI for Earth: Microsoft’s new program to put AI to work for the future of our planet

Jul 12, 2017 | Brad Smith - President and Chief Legal Officer

Announcing AI for Earth: Microsoft’s new program to put AI to work for the future of our planet

A rural broadband strategy: connecting rural America to new opportunities

Jul 10, 2017 | Brad Smith - President and Chief Legal Officer

A rural broadband strategy: connecting rural America to new opportunities

Microsoft Philanthropies, Markle Foundation announce partnership to connect workers with new opportunities in digital economy

Jun 27, 2017 | Microsoft Corporate Blogs

Microsoft Philanthropies, Markle Foundation announce partnership to connect workers with new opportunities in digital economy

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Are you ready for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? Our two new tools can help you find out

Jul 17, 2017 | Microsoft Corporate Blogs

Are you ready for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? Our two new tools can help you find out

Jul 13, 2017 | John Seethoff - Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Microsoft’s board adopts board tenure policy

Jun 26, 2017 | Microsoft Corporate Blogs

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announce formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism

Jun 23, 2017 | Brad Smith - President and Chief Legal Officer

A legislative path to create new laws is better than arguing over old laws

Meet Microsoft’s inaugural Council for Digital Good

Jun 22, 2017 | Jacqueline Beauchere - Microsoft Chief Online Safety Officer

Meet Microsoft’s inaugural Council for Digital Good

Modern digital data laws that balance law enforcement needs with privacy can create a model for the world

Jun 15, 2017 | Brad Smith - President and Chief Legal Officer

Modern digital data laws that balance law enforcement needs with privacy can create a model for the world

Jun 12, 2017 | David Howard - Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, Competition Law and Compliance

Today’s Supreme Court decision on Microsoft v. Baker

Sharing new customer resources for EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

May 26, 2017 | Brendon Lynch - Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft

Sharing new customer resources for EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

How the Microsoft Cloud can accelerate your GDPR compliance for the EU

May 24, 2017 | Suzanne Choney

How the Microsoft Cloud can accelerate your GDPR compliance for the EU