Microsoft: the United States Government requested data disappoints overseas-Microsoft, Prism-IT news Microsoft: the United States Government requested overseas data disappoint

On June 20, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith (Brad Smith) said Thursday at a Conference on Science and technology, United States Government ask for user email stored in the offshore behaviour, may scare off Microsoft and other United States technology companies to potential users.

Smith said he had met in Berlin with more than a month ago business technology executives. One of them showed the United States issued recently by a federal judge's ruling, the decision requires Microsoft to submit store in Ireland's email and other digital information in the data center.

Germany officials said unless the judge quashed the verdict, otherwise he will not trust any of the company, a United States company's computing facilities, enterprise information is not stored in these facilities.

Microsoft and other United States technology companies have made a similar complaint before, they believe that United States exposure for various data collection projects, outside user confidence had been affected. Some of them even have received permission from related companies.

In response, the United States technology companies are the user's e-mail is encrypted, to confront a Government monitor. These companies are also working to demonstrate to the public, they are not monitoring the project with the United States Government.

Smith said that in the "Prism" whistle-blower aidehua·sinuodeng (Edward Snowden) began a year ago to disclose United States after confidential documents, policymakers in Washington had expected the data security problem will not last too long, but they are obviously wrong.

"It's not a gust of wind," Smith said, "the situation deteriorated, not improved. ”

Smith also reiterated his earlier point, calls for United States Government to amend the regulation of digital information has been in use for decades. Under current rules, United States Government and in some cases entitled to private company control data.

Microsoft has launched a months-long legal battle against the United States which prosecutors to Ireland for information data center requirements.

Smith said if the Court forces in other countries to get United States enterprise data stored in those countries, United States Government would never tolerate. "The United States Government doesn't comply with this standard," he said, "other countries will follow. ”