Big Tech and Democracy Need To Work Together, Microsoft Executives Say (axios.com)

From a report: It's not often that Big Tech calls for more government action. But two top Microsoft executives -- Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer, and Carol Ann Browne, director of executive communications -- write in a tech trends forecast out today. "2018 will be a year when democratic governments can either work together to safeguard electoral processes or face a future where democracy is more fragile. [T]his needs to include work to protect campaigns from hacking, address social media issues, ensure the integrity of voting results, and protect vital census processes," they wrote.

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Re:embrace, extend, extinguish

[ScentCone]

I wouldn't want Microsoft, or any other software giant for that matter, near my government.

So, you want the millions of people who work in government to use only software and systems created and maintained by small mom-and-pop companies and fad-driven groups of drive-by open source hobbyists? No, you can't run the military with LibreOffice spreadsheets.