[saraha]

Microsoft aren't fighting for your rights here. They are fighting for market share. Not turning your data over to the FBI is now a product feature.

[ihsw]

I can't help but disagree -- they are caught between a rock and a hard place. Following the demands of one Federal government (Brazil) will result in them violating the laws of another (US).

They are fighting for a unified legal regime that spans across all international boundaries.

[Spivak]

And god damn would I be willing to pay top dollar for such a feature. Do you hear me $every_tech_company? I'll be more than willing to put my market demand where my mouth is, give me client side encryption and/or self-hosted versions of your products and I'll happily write the check.

[nivla]

Which in turn is protecting our privacy. The same can also be said about all other corporations: Google, Mozilla etc.