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Microsoft will soon be offering better privacy and security for online consumers, but at a price: exclusive use--for now--of the company's forthcoming Internet Explorer 6.0 Web browser.
Google's move to cut the lifespan of its cookie's to a rolling two years may not be enough to appease a European Union privacy group whose major concern is server log data use.
Google is considering introducing a "privacy dashboard" after the storm of controversy that has greeted its data-retention policies.
The latest beta version of the software maker's Windows Media Player 9 Series isn't shy about letting consumers control the amount of information they choose to share.
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.
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In moving beyond Web search to the desktop, the company faces a slew of challenges: controversy over privacy, technical hurdles and the rivalry of Microsoft among them.
Does trusted computing enable more secure data storage, online business practices, and online commerce transactions, while protecting privacy and individual rights?
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