Microsoft calls on congress to support its campaign against the US Department of Justice

Nicholas Fearn
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Microsoft's legal boss Brad Smith says American lawmakers are undermining international privacy rights

Microsoft's chief legal officer Brad Smith has called on the US Supreme Court to take its side in a bitter legal battle with the US Department of Justice. Since 2013, the tech firm has been at l...

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