by Surur
3 weeks
Microsoft has recently gotten into hot water when the extent of cooperation with Chinese censorship campaigns became evident when they accidentally censored Bing Image Searches for the Tiananmen Square tankman worldwide instead of...
by Surur
2 months
Apple announced a number of privacy-related features at WWDC yesterday, including a feature they call “Private Relay”, which hides your IP address by passing your internet data between Apple’s servers and an ad...
by Surur
2 months
Today is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, which saw more than 200 pro-democracy protestors killed by the Chinese government, but if you are using Bing to do your research you may not think anything odd ever happen...
by Surur
2 months
In somewhat of a turnaround, Chinese internet regulators have found Microsoft and other companies guilty of collecting excessive personal data from users of the Chinese version of Bing, LinkedIn and other apps. In a statement on W...
by Surur
2 months
Apple makes much of their commitment to privacy, but it seems when it comes to China their principles are much more flexible. A New York Times investigation has revealed that Apple is in the process of setting up an arrangement wh...
by Surur
4 months
Microsoft has been spared much of the recent hubbub around moderating political posts in USA because they do not have a massive social network. It seems in the USA lawmakers forgot about LinkedIn and its 740 million subscribers, b...
by Pradeep
5 months
Microsoft today announced that it has appointed Dr. Yang Hou as Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Greater China. In this role, Yang will be responsible for Microsoft’s strategy, sales and marketing operations in Greater China. P...
by Surur
11 months
Two weeks ago when Microsoft confirmed their interest in purchasing parts of TikTok, the company’s UK business was explicitly not part of the list, with Microsoft saying: The two companies have provided notice of their inten...
by Surur
12 months
There is currently a rumour going around on Chinese social media that Microsoft is preparing to pull out of the country. The rumour points to Microsoft’s terms of service, which has been recently updated, which absolves Micr...
by Surur
12 months
The US attack on China’s technology industry has taken on Orwellian overtones as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has promised to deliver a “Clean Network” in USA free from Chinese apps and technology. During ...
by Surur
12 months
So far Microsoft’s role in the sale of the US division of TikTok has been mainly rumour, but today the company released a statement which for the first time confirms their intent to purchase the company, and also reveals tha...