Paul Stanway Jr
07-18-2005, 09:12 PM
Microsoft eyes ID theft
By Colin Baker
Special to ZDNet
As the chief privacy strategist for Microsoft, Peter Cullen has an onerous responsibility.
Microsoft software routinely collects information from millions of computers around the world, quietly, and often without the owner's explicit knowledge.
Harvesting this kind of private information may seem intrusive, but Microsoft claims it is done for a good reason--the more information the company has on users, the better it can protect them.
Read more at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5785118.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnet
By Colin Baker
Special to ZDNet
As the chief privacy strategist for Microsoft, Peter Cullen has an onerous responsibility.
Microsoft software routinely collects information from millions of computers around the world, quietly, and often without the owner's explicit knowledge.
Harvesting this kind of private information may seem intrusive, but Microsoft claims it is done for a good reason--the more information the company has on users, the better it can protect them.
Read more at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5785118.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnet