#publisher Metro » Microsoft can’t be trusted on privacy, says ex adviser Comments Feed alternate alternate Metro WordPress.com [tr?id=1522229268091476&ev=PageView&noscript=1] IFRAME: //www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NX8Q6N This site uses cookies. By continuing, your consent is assumed. Learn more News... but not as you know it 68.3m shares Trending Nutshell * Home * News + UK + World + Weird + Tech * Sport + Football + Oddballs + Club Metro + Transfer news + Viral videos * Entertainment + Showbiz + TV + Film + Music + Gaming + Celebrity Big Brother + Soaps * Lifestyle + Sex + Fashion + Food + Travel * More + Lifestyle + Blogs + Competitions + Jobs + Property * Search Metro * Follow us Microsoft can’t be trusted on privacy, says ex adviser [nicole-le-marie.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=40&h=40& ;crop=1] Nicole Le Marie for MetroMonday 30 Sep 2013 9:46 pm Microsoft can’t be trusted on privacy, says ex adviser Former Microsoft privacy adviser Caspar Bowden says he no longer trusts his former employer (Picture: Reuters) A former Microsoft privacy adviser says he doesn’t trust the company after revelations about online government surveillance. Caspar Bowden, who left the software giant in 2011, said: ‘I don’t trust Microsoft. I approached many of the European authorities with my concerns and they shrugged. ‘Then we had Edward Snowden and ever since then I’ve been busy,’ he said, while speaking at an event in Switzerland examining mass surveillance. Microsoft and other internet giants have been fighting a public backlash after former National Security Agency contractor Mr Snowden said they turned over user data to a US surveillance program called Prism. Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Google and Yahoo! have all denied allegations that the NSA can directly access their servers. Mr Bowden told delegates at the Lausanne event he has stopped using Microsoft products in favour of free, open source software and has not owned a mobile phone for two years. ‘I didn’t know about Prism when I was at Microsoft and I don’t trust Microsoft now. I’m completely free software now,’ he said. He has proposed an ‘EU cloud’ and said users should be warned when they log on to services based in the US that they may be under surveillance. The technology giant declined to comment last night. More Microsoft * [sl-car-texts.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C899px%2C675px&resize=480%2C 360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Threatening car tells its driver, ' I will s**t fury all over you and you will drown in it' * [iphone1.jpg?crop=30px%2C0px%2C1067px%2C799px&resize=480%2C360 &quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] iPhone 7 leaks: Is this what the new handset will look like? * [comp_snapchat.jpg?crop=68px%2C0px%2C1066px%2C799px&resize=480 %2C360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Student sets up freshers' Snapchat, is quickly flooded with nudes * [rapist.jpg?crop=248px%2C0px%2C1025px%2C768px&resize=480%2C360 &quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Baby rapist found dead in his cell * [whiting2.jpg?crop=171px%2C0px%2C1024px%2C768px&resize=480%2C3 60&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Child-killing paedophile Roy Whiting scalded and beaten in prison * [comp_homeoffice.jpg?crop=60px%2C0px%2C1280px%2C960px&resize=4 80%2C360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Home Office announces new language test for migrants, spells 'language' wrong * MORE: Outgoing Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has the time of his life in farewell speech * MORE: Ctrl+Alt+Del was an error, admits Bill Gates * MORE: Microsoft ditches Apple parody video which ridicules iPhone 5S features Comments Must read (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) What's trending now More trending stories » 1. There's a vacancy for your dream job: Lego is hiring model builders There's a vacancy for your dream job: Lego is hiring model builders 2. Here’s why people are changing their Facebook profile to childhood pics Here’s why people are changing their Facebook profile to childhood pics 3. Home Office announces new language test for migrants, spells 'language' wrong Home Office announces new language test for migrants, spells 'language' wrong 4. This is the ideal number of people to sleep with This is the ideal number of people to sleep with 5. Bedroom Tax claims another victim as mum found hanged with note to David Cameron Bedroom Tax claims another victim as mum found hanged with note to David Cameron More trending stories » YOU ARE HERE: Tech › Microsoft * Home * News * Sport * Lifestyle * Entertainment * More + Blogs + Jobs * Search Metro Trending Nutshell MetroUK @MetroUK © 2016 Associated Newspapers Limited Powered by WordPress.com VIP Your ad choices Terms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicySite map Back to top Get us in your feed Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter [p?c1=2&c2=6034964&cv=2.0&cj=1]