Microsoft on the Issues

News and perspectives on legal, public policy and citizenship topics.

Helmut Panke: Executive, Scientist, and Microsoft Board Member

Posted by John Seethoff Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Dr. Helmut Panke joined the...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/27/2010

Helping people protect their Hotmail accounts

Posted by Walter Harp Director of Product Management, Windows Live Over the past few months, Windows...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/24/2010

A Day of Caring

Posted by Brad SmithSenior Vice President and General Counsel Today, more than 10,000 friends,...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 09/24/2010

Microsoft Applauds FCC’s Ruling to Realize the Potential of “Super Wi-Fi” (White Spaces)

Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to finalize rules that will enable the use...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 09/23/2010

Brad Smith Discusses Security and Privacy Concerns with Respect to Cloud Computing

Microsoft Senior Vice President and General Counsel Brad Smith took a moment after testifying before...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 09/22/2010

Striking the Right Balance is Crucial to Enabling Broadband in the TV White Spaces

Posted by Paula BoydRegulatory Affairs Counsel In 2004, the Federal Communications Commission...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/22/2010

Congress Considers Cloud Computing

Posted by Fred HumphriesManaging Director, U.S. Government Affairs Over the last 25 years,...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/22/2010

CGI Week: Turning ideas into actions that address social and economic issues

Posted by Akhtar BadshahSenior Director, Global Community Affairs Founded in 2005 by President...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/20/2010

R.I.P. Waledac: Undoing the damage of a botnet

Posted by Owen LinderholmDirector, Microsoft on the Issues Back in February, we wrote about...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/08/2010

Microsoft Helps Create the UNESCO KINL (Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy) Portal

Posted by Owen LinderholmDirector, Microsoft on the Issues The United Nations Educational,...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 09/08/2010

Rethink, Reform and Rebuild Education

Posted by Pamela PassmanCorporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs At Microsoft, we are...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/08/2010

Gov 2.0: Reflections on Spectrum Allocation Policy

Posted by Dan ReedCorporate Vice President, Technology Strategy and Policy A few weeks ago, Tim...

Author: msissues1 Date: 09/07/2010

Technology in Action: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Posted by Tim CrantonAssociate General Counsel, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit For most of the 11...

Author: msissues1 Date: 08/23/2010

A Giant Step for Workforce Training Collaboration

Posted by Andrea L. TaylorDirector, North America Community Affairs Last week the White House...

Author: msissues1 Date: 07/30/2010

Partnering for higher education excellence in Washington State

Posted by Brad SmithSenior Vice President and General Counsel Governor Gregoire has created a new...

Author: msissues1 Date: 07/28/2010

Google-Yahoo Redux: Why deal in Japan is worse than attempted 2008 deal

By Dave HeinerVice President and Deputy General Counsel In November 2008, the U.S. Department of...

Author: msissues1 Date: 07/27/2010

The Dodd-Frank Act and Corporate Governance

Posted by John Seethoff Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Earlier this week President Obama...

Author: msissues1 Date: 07/23/2010

Microsoft announces support for Code for America at Seattle event

Posted by Dan KasunSenior Director, Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism Over the past...

Author: msissues1 Date: 07/21/2010

A New Forum for Africa

Posted by Owen Linderholm Director, Microsoft on the Issues Our colleagues in Africa have launched...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 07/02/2010

Administration Issues Plan for Growth through IP Enforcement

Posted by Nancy Anderson Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel This week the Obama...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/22/2010

IP Ventures Helps a Dublin Financial Startup

Posted by Patrick Brazel CEO of Zignals (Cross posted from The Official Microsoft Blog) Patrick...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/22/2010

Using All the Tools at Our Disposal to Stop Spam Scams

Posted by John Scarrow General Manager of Safety Services Last week the Microsoft Digital Crimes...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/17/2010

A New Tool in the Fight against Fraud

Posted by Nancy Anderson Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Today in Washington,...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/17/2010

Innovation at the U.S. Patent Office: Director Kappos' Three-Track Examination Proposal

Posted by Horacio Gutierrez Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel For more than a...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/16/2010

Privacy in the Era of Social Media and Cloud Computing

Posted by Peter Cullen Chief Privacy Strategist I have been actively engaged in privacy issues for...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/15/2010

Computers, Freedom and Privacy

Guest Post by Jon Pincus Chief Technology Officer, Qworky Co-Chair, Computers, Freedom and Privacy...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/15/2010

Task Force Weighs Privacy and Innovation

Posted by Peter Cullen Chief Privacy Strategist The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/11/2010

“Clicking With Caution” During Internet Safety Month

Posted by Caroline Curtin Policy Counsel, U.S. Government Affairs Yesterday the U.S. Senate...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/09/2010

Education and Empowerment: Making the Internet Safer For Children

Posted by Caroline Curtin Policy Counsel, U.S. Government Affairs Caroline Curtin A broad-based...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/07/2010

The Campaign Cloud

Posted by Pamela Passman Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairsand Ravi Singh CEO of...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 06/04/2010

Scareware Indictments Put Cybercriminals on Notice

Posted by Tim Cranton Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit Today the FBI...

Author: Microsoft blog editor Date: 05/27/2010

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