Another Day, Another No-Penalty Microsoft
Settlement
ZDNet: Microsoft, FTC, Settle over
Passport. "We believe that Microsoft made a number of
misrepresentations, dealing with, one, the overall security of the
Passport system and personal information stored on it; two, the security
of online purchases made with Passport Wallet; three, the kinds of
personal information Microsoft collects of users of the Passport service;
and four, how much control parents have over the information collected by
Web sites participating in the Kids Passport program," Muris said
during the conference call.
Remember Microsoft's squeals of angst when privacy advocates complained
about Passport?
Once again, Microsoft is found not to be telling the truth about serious
issues. And, once again, the governmental agency with the power to do
something realistic fades away on contact.
The FTC hasn't even issued a slap on the wrist here. It merely got
Microsoft to agree not to do it again.
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will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are
universally corrupt.
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