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Posted by Fred Humphries Vice President, U.S. Government Affairs, Microsoft This summer, the people of the United States will look to Charlotte and Tampa as political leaders from across the country gather to lay out their vision for the future. Younger voters in particular have a stake in the course...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had the following statement in the wake of Congressional passage of the Colombia, South Korea and Panama Free Trade Agreements: "Microsoft applauds today’s passage of the bilateral U.S.-South Korea, U.S-Panama and U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreements. We see these...

Posted by Jacqueline Beauchere Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications, Microsoft October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) in the U.S. and around the world. This year's official launch is taking place in Ypsilanti, Michigan to coincide with the Michigan Cyber Summit 2011 ...

Posted by Akhtar Badshah Senior Director, Global Community Affairs, Microsoft Let’s say you are a recent college graduate with a computer science degree, and you are passionate about education. Would you follow your passion by choosing a job in the classroom if you knew your starting salary...

Posted by Brad Smith General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 – the PROTECT IP Act. We support...

Editor’s note: The following is a guest post authored by Ernie Allen, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In late 2009, I wrote on this blog about PhotoDNA , an important technological step forward in preventing the spread of child sexual exploitation...

Posted by Pamela Passman Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Editor's Note: The following post originally appeared earlier today on the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Blog . This particular topic seemed relevant to readers of the Microsoft on the Issues Blog, so we have...

Posted by Andy Lees President, Mobile Communications Business, Microsoft Many consumers and policymakers are asking important questions about how today’s phones are collecting and using information about a phone user’s location. The discussion has intensified over the past few weeks when...

Editor's Note: This blog post was co-authored by Bruce Sewell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Apple; Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Cisco; Ted Ullyot, Vice President and General Counsel, Facebook; and Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft...

Posted by Jeff Meisner Editor, Microsoft on the Issues Blog After testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee today, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Erich Andersen discussed the need for steps being taken by Congress, Microsoft and others to protect consumer privacy while promoting continued...

Posted by Horacio Gutierrez Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Yesterday, the Senate passed S. 23, the “America Invents Act,” by a vote of 95-5. Microsoft applauds the Senate’s action and looks forward to further consideration of patent reform by the House of Representatives...

Posted by Scott Charney Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy Computing To help address growing concerns regarding Internet security and privacy, I recently published a paper outlining an approach to addressing botnets and malware that threaten consumer devices connected to the Internet entitled Collective...

Posted by Jeff Meisner Senior Manager, Corporate Blogs On Wednesday, February 9, at 8:30 a.m. EST, join The Atlantic and Microsoft for a live digital town hall discussion on how we can create the jobs and strengthen the US economy. Top leaders from government, media, academia and business will...

Posted by Pamela Passman Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Each year, we share our perspective and encourage discussion regarding technology-related public policy issues through publication of our Public Policy Agenda . This year, we have...

Posted by David Howard Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel – Litigation From time to time, it’s what’s behind the headlines that counts the most. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling on a long-running patent case between Microsoft...

Posted by Fred Humphries Vice President, US Government Affairs As we approach the 2010 midterm elections, the topic of political contributions has received much media attention so I wanted to provide background on Microsoft’s own policies. As part of Microsoft’s commitment to corporate...

Posted by Mary Snapp Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Executive Sponsor for LCA Diversity and Inclusion Microsoft’s Legal and Corporate Affairs department is very pleased to announce that it has signed the American Bar Association’s “Pledge for Change: Disability...

By Brad Smith Senior Vice President and General Counsel Today I had the opportunity to speak at the annual regional leadership conference sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Although the name might suggest that this is just about business issues, in fact the conference attendance...

Posted by Horacio Gutierrez Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel As many of you may have seen, Microsoft filed an action today in the International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Motorola, Inc. for infringement of nine...

Posted by Walter Harp Director of Product Management, Windows Live Over the past few months, Windows Live has announced several new security features that will provide additional account protection for people on Hotmail, including Single Use Codes, Full Session SSL, SMS-based account recovery, and...

Posted by Owen Linderholm Director, Microsoft on the Issues The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that in conjunction with International Literacy Day it is launching a new portal for supporting and promoting literacy efforts globally. Microsoft...

Posted by Tim Cranton Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit For most of the 11 years I’ve worked at Microsoft, I’ve focused on ways to fight the constantly evolving threat of cybercrime. Computer facilitated crimes have many faces, and by far the most difficult and heartrending...

Posted by Claire Bonilla Senior Director of Disaster Management In recognition of World Humanitarian Day on August 19, Microsoft commends the thousands of aid workers who have devoted their lives to bringing assistance to others. The international humanitarian community is facing new challenges spawned...

Posted by Craig Mundie Chief Research and Strategy Officer Officials in Washington gathered at the Willard Hotel on July 14th, 2010, to launch the APEC 2011 USA Host Committee. Photo credit: BusinessWire. The United States this week took one more step forward in its plans to host the Asia...

Posted by Lauren Woodman General Manager of Government and Education Programs, Worldwide Public Sector Lauren Woodman This week Microsoft is hosting the Education Leaders Forum in Warsaw, Poland in conjunction with the 2010 Imagine Cup World Finals . Great event – great to bring together...