Microsoft is preparing to change its location in its data storage infrastructure, trying to avoid monitoring the United States government.
So the company is reportedly considering transferring its data centers to Germany to prevent US intelligence services from spying on its customers.
An advocate of the devil would add, "because he wants to have exclusivity."
The CEO of Satya company Nadella announced at a press conference in Berlin that Microsoft could operate new data centers in the country, with the help of Deutsche Telekom, which essentially means that a German company will be responsible for the information stored on the country's servers.
So any research that requires access to user accounts will be subject to local laws.
Microsoft is trying to prove that it is one of the companies that are fighting against the US government's watch by preparing the sending of its customers data abroad. The positive thing in this case is that if US intelligence services seek information for a Microsoft customer whose account is stored on a server located in Germany, Redmond may refuse, arguing that the US search warrant does not is valid in Europe.
On the other hand, Satya Nadella's statement coincides with the accusations from millions users who report that the company is collecting unfettered data from users of its new Windows 10 operating system.
Of course, these accusations insult the image of the company that with various statements tries to prove that it collects only what it needs, and only for the "good" of its customers.
Nadella's statement attempts to crack down on the company's image, but causes headaches in cloud services based in the United States.
So it is very likely that the statement will remain a statement, as well except from all of the above data transfer to Microsoft servers in Germany will not be free. Customers will have to pay for it, according to the FT, citing Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella.
On the other hand, the United States will not be pleased with Microsoft's decision to move its data to Germany, so we expect quite tough reactions in the coming months.