Microsoft CEO backs US federal privacy law over state efforts


CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 03: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks to guests at an Economic Club of Chicago dinner on October 3, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Nadella succeeded Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in 2014. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Microsoft Corp’s chief executive officer Satya Nadella says his company supports national privacy legislation, adding the voice of the world’s largest software maker to the chorus of tech giants seeking federal action over state-by-state efforts. 

“We hope that there’s more of a national privacy law,” Nadella said in an interview Oct 10 with Bloomberg News at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he discussed leadership with midshipmen. 

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