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.
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Microsoft and Yahoo are set go public on their privacy policies after the controversy surrounding search giant Google's data-retention strategy.
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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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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.
Microsoft intends to lay out a plan to make its .Net Passport authentication service more Web services-friendly.
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