A former Microsoft employee was arrested in Seattle, charged with theft of trade secrets. Microsoft peeked into the blogger’s email account as part of its investigation. Microsoft says it had probable cause to believe Alex Kibkalo was funneling trade secrets to the blogger. The company plans to make its pre-snooping process even more rigorous for potential future cases. But what’s really needed for future cases is not a more rigorous internal process from Microsoft, but a comprehensive overhaul of laws protecting online privacy.”]