Microsoft argues for targeted know your customer requirements for cloud service providers under Commerce Dept. rulemaking

Microsoft identifies issues with implementing new requirements for cloud service providers to keep track of their foreign customers, in response to a Commerce Department proposed rule that focuses on deterring abuse and advancing secure artificial intelligence.

The company argues in an April 29 filing for removing “burdensome and ineffective data collection requirements” in the proposed rule and therefore minimizing the amount of data infrastructure-as-a-service providers will need to collect from their customers to what has the “greatest potential to...