Microsoft is advising shareholders to vote down proposed investigations into whether its military work conflicts with its privacy and human rights commitments.
Microsoft thinks it's open enough about its collaboration with the US military, thank you very much. That's the takeaway from the company's recentahead of its annual shareholder meeting in December, in which Microsoft's board of directors came out against two shareholder motions that seek to commission reports into the company's dealings with the US Department of Defense.
The fifth proposal, meanwhile, would require a report investigating potential"reputational and financial risks to the company for being identified as a company involved in the development of weapons used by the military". But Microsoft's board says not to worry:"Microsoft’s Senior Leadership Team deliberated and made a principled decision" that the company wouldn't"withhold technology from institutions that we have elected in democracies to protect the freedoms we enjoy". The statement goes on to say that Microsoft has"communicated that position with employees and in external communications like blog posts.
Microsoft's HoloLens deal with the US Army is worth $22 billion all by itself, and the company finally
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