Microsoft to Stop Using NDAs with Local Governments for Data Center Developments

Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 -- 10:01 AM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) Microsoft will stop using nondisclosure agreements with local governments during early data center development.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, the company announced last week it’s moving away from NDAs, which it previously used to protect sensitive business information.

NDAs are common in early development, and several Wisconsin communities, including Beaver Dam, Kenosha, Janesville, and Menomonie, have signed them for potential data center projects, according to Wisconsin Watch.

Microsoft says it’s now working to identify and end any active agreements. A proposed state bill to ban those NDAs failed to advance in the Legislature before the end of the session last week.

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