Former Microsoft Employee steals trade secret: Email reveals all
                                                                 By Larry Crane

An ex-employee of Microsoft, whose name has not been revealed to the public, is currently jobless and is

facing charges for stealing a trade secret. However, what may be more shocking is how the company

obtained their proof. Microsoft probed the suspect's Hotmail account, which shows the company has

access to their employees' email accounts, an act of privacy piercing that apparently will have no

repercussions from the law. According to Microsoft's privacy policy, they company "may access or disclose

information about you, including the content of your communications, in order to - protect the rights or

property of Microsoft."

Was this the right thing to do? Does this invasion of privacy secretly happen to all Microsoft employees?

Has Microsoft, the company responsible for the Xbox 360, committed a bigger crime than it's

ex-employee? It seems the company may have gone too far...