Bad Gorilla! Dont do that again!

[Matthew X]

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_gillmor/ejournal/
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
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