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Microsoft urges EU, US to wrap up e-evidence talks

By Sara Brandstätter and Matthew Newman ( April 30, 2025, 15:58 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft is pushing the EU and US to conclude talks on accessing electronic evidence in criminal investigations. The company's President Brad Smith told journalists today that negotiators should conclude talks this year. The US and EU have been in talks on e-evidence access since September 2019. While the talks were pushed forward after the bloc agreed on its own e-evidence rules in June 2023, negotiators haven’t made progress this year, MLex understands.Microsoft is pushing the EU and US to conclude talks on accessing electronic evidence in criminal investigations....

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