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janrinok
on Tuesday April 01 2014, @07:00PM
from the we-won't-look-we'll-get-law-enforcement-to-do-that dept.
from the we-won't-look-we'll-get-law-enforcement-to-do-that dept.
Blackmoore writes:
SN reported last week the story of a search by Microsoft through a reporter's Hotmail account looking for evidence of stolen IP, which resulted in quite a bit of criticism for Microsoft's heavy-handed approach.
Mike Masnick at TechDirt reports that Microsoft and its legal team took the criticism seriously. Microsoft's General Counsel Brad Smith has now put out a new blog post announcing a complete change in policy, promising that it will not unilaterally look through any Microsoft user's content in search of "stolen" intellectual property. If such a search is thought necessary they will refer the matter to Law Enforcement.
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(Score: 2) by Blackmoore on Tuesday April 01 2014, @07:31PM
or i misspelled Inspection. or chose the wrong option in the spell checker.
either way my fault.