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Microsoft Backs Away From CISPA Support, Citing Privacy
suraj.sun writes "CISPA, the hotly-contested cybersecurity bill making its way through Congress, has been supported by Microsoft since it was introduced. However, the company now tells CNET that any such legislation must 'honor the privacy and security promises we make to our customers,' while also 'protecting consumer privacy.' As you may recall, the U.S. House passed CISPA on Thursday. The Obama administration has threatened to veto the bill. Quoting CNET: 'That's a noticeable change — albeit not a complete reversal — from Microsoft's position when CISPA was introduced in November 2011. To be sure, Microsoft's initial reaction to CISPA came before many of the privacy concerns had been raised. An anti-CISPA coalition letter (PDF) wasn't sent out until April 16, and a petition that garnered nearly 800,000 signatures wasn't set up until April 5. What makes CISPA so controversial is a section saying that, "notwithstanding any other provision of law," companies may share information with Homeland Security, the IRS, the NSA, or other agencies. By including the word "notwithstanding," CISPA's drafters intended to make their legislation trump all existing federal and state laws, including ones dealing with wiretaps, educational records, medical privacy, and more.'"
Microsofts business is to sell software, not collect your data and violate your privacy like Google does. This lining goes well along with Microsoft's past behavior and respect towards users privacy.
Microsoft != Google. They have always been good about making sure their services are opt-in and not selling everything to viagra spammers.
As long as you have guns to defend yourself, what does it matter?
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other terrorist organizations who fully support this bill include IBM, Boeing, AT&T, Oracle, Symantec, Verizon and Lockheed Martin. I wrote a blogpost about the corporatoins being CISPA ages ago.
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