Microsoft’s Quiet 'Digital Escort' Model: A New Espionage Threat to Sensitive U.S. Data?

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Microsoft’s Quiet 'Digital Escort' Model: A New Espionage Threat to Sensitive U.S. Data?

The report found that Microsoft relies on engineers based in China, instructing U.S. “digital escorts” with limited technical know-how to enter their commands into military systems, potentially exposing some of the government's most sensitive data to foreign hackers.

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Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems