Microsoft calls for establishment of a digital Geneva Convention

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Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks as Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer, listens at the Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting in Bellevue, Washington on November 30, 2016.  / AFP / Jason Redmond        (Photo: JASON REDMOND/AFP/Getty Images) As the public grows more concerned with state-sponsored hacking, Microsoft is calling on tech companies to form a so-called “Digital Geneva Convention” by promising to protect users from nation-state attacks and vowing to never mount offensive cyber attacks. Microsoft is also pushing governments around the world to establish norms for engagement in digital warfare. Microsoft… Read More