Submission + - Microsoft Castigated over stolen Xbox360
tlhIngan writes: "I'm no Microsoft fan, but a recent article from New Zealand castigates Microsoft for not providing details in a timely fashion over a stolen Xbox 360. The console was stolen sans brick... er, power supply. The thief goes and calls Microsoft support to get a new power supply sent. Victim of theft calls Microsoft to report theft, and finds out the Xbox360 was registered by the thief. Police ask Microsoft to hand over the thief's details, but Microsoft refuses until a court order is obtained. The article blames Microsoft, saying if they just rolled over and handed the information over, everything would've gone much more quickly, but they had the gall to demand a court order. Crook or not, there is something inherently wrong when police can just demand information without going through due process, and even hated companies like Microsoft get flamed over their insistence on process."
