Microsoft plans to become the first US internet giant to allow non-US citizens to store their data on servers outside USA, if they choose.
This was revealed in the Financial Times o Brad Smith, its general advisor Microsoft, stating that the users they should have it right to determine where the infrastructure where their personal information is stored is located. The move comes after it was revealed that the US National Security Agency (NSA) used "backpacks" to access networks of companies such as GoogleThe Microsoft and Yahoo. However, even if a European citizen chooses his data to be kept on server of Microsoft in Ireland, with base the Patriot Act h NSA they could claim them in court. That's why, according to Smith, the company's initiative should be accompanied by an EU agreement. with the US that will prevent this possibility.
Source: kathimerini.gr
