Posted on 06/22/2014 10:23:16 AM PDT by Dallas59
Microsoft's top lawyer says the fallout of the NSA spying scandal is "getting worse," and carries grim implications for US tech companies.
In a speech at the GigaOm Structure conference in San Francisco on Thursday, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith warned attendees that unless the US political establishment figures out how to rein in its spy agencies, there could be heavy repercussions for tech companies
"What we've seen since last June is a double-digit decline in people's trust in American tech companies in key places like Brussels and Berlin and Brasilia. This has put trust at risk," Smith said.
"The longer we wait or the less we do the worse the problem becomes," he explained. "We are seeing other governments consider new procurement rules – procurement rules that could effectively freeze out US-based companies."
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Where is your source?
You’re kidding me, right?
Ok, I reported her to the mods. Hope they have a sense of humor..
Just Threaten to report.
Oh God, I reported Nully to the mods... I thought you guys were serious...
They made a bargain with the devil, only to find that the devil keeps altering the bargain and telling you to pray that he doesn’t alter it any further.
Yep. Soon we'll be reminiscing about the Good Old Days when the economy only shrank by one percent every month....
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