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Microsoft (MSFT) Will Start Notifying Users of Government Spying on Accounts

December 31, 2015 7:31 AM EST

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy Computing, Scott Charney, posted the following to the company's blog on Wednesday night:

Were committed to helping our users keep their personal information secure and private. A key part of our work is identifying and preventing unauthorized access to your Microsoft Account (including Outlook.com email and OneDrive) by anyone other than you.

Were taking an additional step today. We will now notify you if we believe your account has been targeted or compromised by an individual or group working on... More