While the French government continues its investigation into the case Charlie Hebdo, διαρρέουν περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το πως έφτασε στους άλλους ύποπτους που φέρεται να συμμετείχαν στις τρομοκρατικές επιθέσεις. Στο πλαίσιο της έρευνας, η Microsoft κλήθηκε να παραδώσει τα στοιχεία two Outlook accounts, which were allegedly used by the attackers.
It took just 45 minutes for Microsoft to provide access to the FBI on those two Outlook accounts, Microsoft attorney Brad Smith said in statements he made to the Charlie Hebdo in Brussels.
It is a proof that companies and governments can work together flawlessly, he added, noting that there is no problem disclosing details from a user account if there is no valid judicial warrant.
According to a publication in the LA Times, Smith revealed the cooperation between Microsoft and the French government on Charlie Hebdo in Brussels, stressing that in case the services security officials want to have more control over the services of companies, since their requests are covered by laws the disclosure of information is mandatory.
Recall that 2014, Microsoft has repeatedly been blamed for working with NSA. Smith repeated in his speech that everything must be clearly covered by laws, especially for user disclosure requests, without affecting public security and privacy in any way.
"If the government wants to shift the line between security and privacy to the right course, it should do so by changing the law rather than asking us to do it. Democratic societies, not private companies, should decide on the balance between public values such as public security and privacy. "
