Members of Microsoft’s Online Safety Team had “God-like” status, former employees Henry Soto and Greg Blauert allege in a lawsuit filed on Dec. 30. They “could literally view any customer’s communications at any time.” Specifically, they were asked to screen Microsoft users’ communications for child pornography and evidence of other crimes.

the real question is whether Donald Trump is going to take this lying down. The agency is pulling rank on him hard right now like he was weak pathetic Barack “CIA Gets What It Wants” Obama. If he doesn’t knock the hell out of them from his first day in office it’ll be clear that they wear the pants and he is their humble servant, as per usual.