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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians / Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

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2017

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20170519	rt.com	#Vault7 ‘Athena’: CIA’s anti-Windows malware ‘better than bombing things’	CIA / MICROSOFT
20170517	washingtonpost.com	NSA officials worried about the day its potent hacking tool would get loose. Then it did.	NSA / MICROSOFT
20170408	thenextweb.com	WikiLeaks reveals Grasshopper, the CIA’s Windows hacking tool	CIA / MICROSOFT
20170308	wsj.com	New WikiLeaks Documents Fuel Tension Between Intelligence Agencies, Tech Sector - Documents renew questions about what responsibility the government has to notify companies of security flaws in their products	CIA / MICROSOFT / APPLE / SAMSUNG
20170307	rt.com	Apple, Samsung, Microsoft: WikiLeaks blows lid on scale of CIA’s hacking arsenal	CIA / APPLE / MICROSOFT / SAMSUNG

2015

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20150731	rt.com	‘Incredibly intrusive’: Windows 10 spies on you by default	MICROSOFT

2014

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20140731	spiegel.de	Erstes Urteil: Microsoft muss US-Ermittlern Daten aus Europa herausgeben	MICROSOFT / PATRIOT ACT
20140721	sueddeutsche.de	NSA-Überwachung Deutschland drängte Microsoft zur Klage gegen E-Mail-Durchsuchung	MICROSOFT
20140618	theregister.co.uk	Microsoft: NSA security fallout 'getting worse,' 'not blowing over'	MICROSOFT / NSA
20140320	spiegel.de	NSA-Anwalt: Internetfirmen wussten über Überwachung Bescheid	NSA / US / AOL / APPLE / FACEBOOK / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / YAHOO
20140319	theguardian.com	US tech giants knew of NSA data collection, agency's top lawyer insists - NSA general counsel Rajesh De says big tech companies like Yahoo and Google provided ‘full assistance’ in legally mandated collection of data	NSA / US / AOL / APPLE / FACEBOOK / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / YAHOO
20140206	politico.com	Tech’s biggest players hire first NSA lobbyist	NSA / APPLE / GOOGLE / FACEBOOK / AOL / LINKEDIN / MICROSOFT / TWITTER / YAHOO
20140203	spiegel.de	NSA-Affäre: US-Behörden forderten Zugang zu zehntausenden Accounts an	NSA / FACEBOOK / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / YAHOO
20140116	globalpost.com	Microsoft is prepared to hand over Skype users' data to Russia	SKYPE / RU / MICROSOFT
20140116	voiceofrussia.com	Skype ready to share users' data with Russian police	SKYPE / RU / MICROSOFT

2013

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20131209	spiegel.de	Google, Facebook, Microsoft: US-Firmen fordern Reform der Internetüberwachung	GOOGLE / FACEBOOK / MICROSOFT / US / NSA
20130907	theguardian.com	Microsoft and Yahoo voice alarm over NSA's assault on internet encryption - Tech companies say they were unaware of top secret programs but warn they present 'substantial potential for abuse'	NSA / MICROSOFT / YAHOO
20130831	spiegel.de	NSA-Überwachung: Google und Microsoft scheitern bei US-Regierung	GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / FISA
20130831	rt.com	Microsoft, Google sue US for right to reveal nature of surveillance requests	PRISM / MICROSOFT / GOOGLE
20130823	rt.com	NSA paid millions to Internet companies to cover surveillance program costs	NSA / PRISM / GOOGLE / YAHOO / MICROSOFT / FACEBOOK
20130823	spiegel.de	Prism-Spähprogramm: US-Geheimdienst soll IT-Konzernen Millionen gezahlt haben	NSA / PRISM / GOOGLE / YAHOO / MICROSOFT / FACEBOOK
20130823	theguardian.com	NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies / Top-secret files show first evidence of financial relationship / Prism companies include Google and Yahoo, says NSA / Costs were incurred after 2011 Fisa court ruling	NSA / PRISM / GOOGLE / YAHOO / MICROSOFT / FACEBOOK
20130718	spiegel.de	Prism-Skandal: Die scheinheilige Transparenz-Botschaft der Internetriesen	PRISM / APPLE / FACEBOOK / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT
20130717	spiegel.de	Prism-Skandal: Microsoft will Details zur Geheimdienst-Kooperation nennen dürfen	MICROSOFT / PRISM / NSA
20130714	faz.net	Microsoft hält deutsche Datensorge für schädlich	MICROSOFT / NSA / DE
20130712	spiegel.de	Überwachungsskandal: Wie Microsoft systematisch den Geheimdiensten hilft	NSA / MICROSOFT
20130712	theguardian.com	Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages	MICROSOFT / NSA / PRISM / SKYPE
20130711	spiegel.de	Überwachungsskandal: Microsoft soll seit Jahren mit US-Ermittlern kooperieren	NSA / PRISM / MICROSOFT / SKYPE
20130711	guardian.co.uk	Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages	NSA / PRISM / MICROSOFT / SKYPE
20130701	tagesschau.de	"Prism" und die Internetgiganten - Doch direkter Zugriff auf die Server?	PRISM / GOOGLE / YAHOO / FACEBOOK / MICROSOFT
20130615	bloomberg.com	U.S. Agencies Said to Swap Data With Thousands of Firms	US / NSA / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / AT&T / VERIZON / SPRINT NEXTEL / LEVEL 3 / CENTURYLINK
20130615	bigstory.ap.org	Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data seizure	PRISM / NSA / MICROSOFT / FACEBOOK / GOOGLE
20130615	spiegel.de	Spähprogramm Prism: Google kritisiert Microsoft und Facebook	PRISM / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / FACEBOOK
20130614	spiegel.de	Späh-Programm Prism: Google und Microsoft bitten Merkel um Hilfe	PRISM / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT
20130612	spiegel.de	Lehren aus Prism: Google, Facebook, Microsoft machen den Job der NSA	PRISM / NSA / GOOGLE / FACEBOOK / MICROSOFT
20130608	wsj.com	Credibility Crunch for Tech Companies Over Prism	PRISM / NSA / GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / SKYPE / FACEBOOK
20130514	heise.de	Vorsicht beim Skypen - Microsoft liest mit	SKYPE / MICROSOFT

2011

Date	Source	Title	Tags
05.09.2011	zdnet.co.uk	Wikileaks: Microsoft aided former Tunisian regime	TN MICROSOFT
20110705	zdnet.com	EU demands answers over Microsoft's Patriot Act admission	MICROSOFT / PATRIOT ACT
23.06.2011	US Patent & Trademark Office	United States Patent Application: Legal Intercept	MICROSOFT
20110628	zdnet.com	Microsoft admits Patriot Act can access EU-based cloud data	MICROSOFTPATRIOT ACT

2006

Date	Source	Title	Tags
06.09.2006	wikileaks.org/cables	Viewing cable 06TUNIS2424, MICROSOFT INKS AGREEMENT WITH GOT	TN MICROSOFT