Pro Se Plaintiff Alleges Microsoft, Alphabet Are Spying on Her

Microsoft “expressly preserves” any and all defenses available against pro se plaintiff Michele Hondros’ allegations that Microsoft and Alphabet are conducting unlawful surveillance and eavesdropping through her computer and Android phone, said Microsoft’s notice Friday (docket 4:23-cv-00799) in U.S. District Court for Southern Texas in Houston of the complaint's removal from 11th Judicial District Court of Harris County. The Houston resident discovered a “cyber intrusion” on her PC May 29, and her phone showed it was infected with a virus about two months later, said her Nov. 15 complaint. She alleges she was sent “alarming, harassing, annoying and unwanted emails” because of the breaches to her PC and phone. The incidents put Hondros under “extreme, and undue duress,” causing her to live “in a constant state of fear,” it said. She seeks $2 million in “actual damages,” plus $500 million in punitive damages.