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. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/dan_gillm... Scroll down for encrypted mac option. Was CJ way ahead of the curve in threatening to kill Bill? Answers on the back of a stamp to sam adams... Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. — Samuel Adams