Executives from Microsoft and Google on Thursday gave a glimpse into the size of their privacy organizations, which are required for the companies to try to avoid running foul of complicated U.S. privacy regulations and prepare for changes coming to privacy laws around the globe. . Microsoft has 40 people fully dedicated to working on privacy issues and another 400 who might spend some time on privacy, said Michael Hintze, associate general counsel at Microsoft. He spoke Thursday during a Law Seminars conference in Seattle. The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . Apple has established a focused cybersecurity unit and initiatives to address changing international data protection laws.. Privacy Compliance, Data Protection, Microsoft Governance, Evolving Regulations. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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