Microsoft has agreed to make sweeping changes to its Passport authentication system as part of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.
A group of privacy organisations have detailed a complaint it plans to submit to the FTC, charging Microsoft with inadequate security and privacy provisions in the forthcoming Windows XP and alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices.
New rules that will soon require US mobile phone companies to track their customers in an emergency will use technology that opens up a host of marketing opportunities, but also potential privacy headaches.
Two AOL employees have been fired, and its chief technology officer is resigning, after the release of Web search data from thousands of AOL members prompted widespread criticism of the company.
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Microsoft this summer will lay out a plan to make its .Net Passport authentication service more Web services-friendly.
Microsoft intends to lay out a plan to make its .Net Passport authentication service more Web services-friendly.
Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful Web search business to the desktop.
The World Wide Web Consortium's Lorrie Cranor urges Webmasters to adopt better privacy regulations. Her message: Now is the time to start acting more responsibly.
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The first test version of the new email software blocks external content in Web-based email.
Web surfers battling "spyware" face a new problem: So-called spyware-killing programs that install the same kind of unwanted advertising software they promise to erase.
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Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.
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