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    Microsoft has agreed to make sweeping changes to its Passport authentication system as part of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.

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    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.

  • Wireless companies opt-in on privacy

    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.

  • Three workers depart AOL after privacy uproar

    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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    The practice of taking money to bump up certain Web sites is giving search engines a bad name. Will they now have to come clean?

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    Microsoft this summer will lay out a plan to make its .Net Passport authentication service more Web services-friendly.

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    Microsoft intends to lay out a plan to make its .Net Passport authentication service more Web services-friendly.

  • Google's desktop bet

    Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful Web search business to the desktop.

  • Promoting Web privacy

    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.

  • Know your resources in the war against spam

    If you've made the decision to filter your organisation's incoming e-mail, your next step is to determine exactly how. This rundown of spam control methodologies can help you in your decision on which path to take.

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  • New Outlook to give spammers the boot

    The first test version of the new email software blocks external content in Web-based email.

  • Spyware cures may cause more harm

    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.

  • Microsoft plays browser games

    News analysis: Following its recent settlement with AOL, Microsoft has let slip that it will stop making Internet Explorer as a standalone product. But what does this mean for users?

  • Microsoft discloses more Windows code

    Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.

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