Microsoft formally requested that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) inspector general investigate potential leaks of confidential information from within the agency to media outlets.
In a letter dated Dec. 3, Microsoft expressed concern over a recent Bloomberg News report detailing a purported antitrust investigation into the company.
“On November 27, 2024, Bloomberg News reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had ‘opened an antitrust investigation’ of Microsoft,” wrote Rima Alaily, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel.
“This type of information, as well as references in the story to ‘people familiar with the information request,’ strongly suggests that the details included in Bloomberg’s story come from within the FTC.”
Microsoft stated that it learned of the supposed investigation through the media report and has yet to receive any formal legal process from the FTC. […]
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