Re: Fallout from leak prosecution prompts Microsoft promise to stop snooping

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () mykolab com>]

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Too little, too late.

If they hadn't been caught publicly violating this journalist's
privacy, would they have been so (public) quick to change their "tactics"?

Also: "If you are not paying for a product, you *are* the product."

Free webmail is simply a stellar example of this maxim.

- - ferg

On 3/29/2014 6:07 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:

> http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Fallout-from-leak-prosecution-prompts-Microsoft-5358047.php
>
>  A former Microsoft Corp. worker accused of leaking Windows 8 to a 
> blogger appears poised to cut a plea deal as Microsoft swears off
> the investigative techniques it used to catch him.
>
> As first reported here, federal prosecutors in Seattle claim
> software architect Alex Kibkalo stole Microsoft trade secrets while
> working for the company. Investigators contend Kibkalo was also
> caught bragging about leaking Windows 7 program files, as well as
> an internal system meant to protect against software piracy.
>
> The prosecution highlighted Microsoft’s internal investigation
> into the matter, which saw Microsoft security dig through the
> unidentified blogger’s Hotmail account in an effort to unmask him.
>
> That revelation prompted Microsoft on Friday to pledge not to comb 
> through user’s email if investigators suspect the user stole from 
> Microsoft. The Redmond corporation has instead promised to refer
> its suspicions to law enforcement. ...
>
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