Rules need to catch up with technology to protect privacy: Microsoft

xpressing concern over increasing intervention by governments to access consumer data, software giant Microsoft on Thursday said regulations need to keep pace with rapidly changing technology to secure and protect privacy of individuals.

Microsoft, like its peers Google, Apple and Facebook, has been strongly advocating for protecting security of customers and their information.

“Governments have a fundamentally important role in striking a balance between privacy and security. We want to live in a world where the public is safe and where privacy rights are secure. Governments need to strike a balance especially in democratic societies,” Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith told reporters here.

[“Source-dnaindia”]