Huawei security centre in UK gets security clearance

1. Huawei supplies software and equipment which channels phone calls and data around Britain and has found itself at the centre of a debate, particularly in the United States, over whether it is a risk for governments to allow foreign suppliers access to their networks
2. Britain will clear Chinese telecoms equipment firm Huawei to run a UK-based cyber security centre if it agrees to tighter rules to allay spying and hacking fears, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Microsoft Beefs Up Encryption After NSA Spying Reports

1.  In response to reports that the feds are spying on tech firms' data as it moves between servers, Microsoft today pledged to step up encryption across its services. 
2.  If true, NSA spying could "seriously undermine confidence in the security and privacy of online communications," Microsoft's general counsel, Brad Smith, said in a blog post.
3. Smith said Office 365 and Outlook.com customer content is already encrypted when traveling between customers and Microsoft, while most Office 365 workloads as well as Windows Azure storage are now encrypted in transit between data centers.
4. The NSA denied those allegations. "NSA is a foreign intelligence agency. And we're focused on discovering and developing intelligence about valid foreign intelligence targets only."
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