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US judge rejects proposed confidentiality order in Microsoft Shopping row

By Melissa Ritti ( December 4, 2025, 16:49 GMT | Insight) -- In consolidated litigation over alleged cookie swapping by Microsoft’s “Shopping” extension, a US judge has rejected a joint discovery proposal that would have bestowed both sides with broad leeway to designate business information “confidential.” His findings serve as a reminder that parties — even when they agree — can’t keep documents out of public view by invoking trade secret protection without adequate specificity.Microsoft and a putative class of online marketers, content creators, and affiliate link operators saw their mutually-agreed upon discovery guardrails evaporate this week....

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