The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, May 28, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy Advocates (U.S.) – Disappearing Phone Booths: Privacy in the Digital Age ,...

Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing writes on the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Blog : It goes without saying that the physical security of the data centers where cloud services are hosted is a very important aspect of security to all...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, May 21, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) - How the Rich and Famous Foil Identity Theft , BusinessWeek , May 15...

Stephen Bury writes on the Office 365 Blog : Microsoft Office 365 is an online business service that was purposely built to optimize the flexibility, responsiveness, and efficiency of the cloud. It was also created with a strong emphasis on data protection...

Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Division writes on the Building Windows Blog : O ne of the intrinsic capabilities of Windows 8 is the ability to use multiple accounts on any PC. This makes it much easier for parents to use tools...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, May 14, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (E.U.) - Europe's more stringent view of online privacy , San Francisco Chronicle...

From the Trustworthy Computing Blog: Posted By: Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing A key topic when it comes to security is identity. But, the laws of identity tell us “the Internet was built without a way to know who and what...

From the Microsoft on the Issues Blog: Editor’s Note: Microsoft has been a proponent of accountability, a globally recognized principle of privacy and data protection, and prioritizes the concept in our privacy program. We recently published...

The Week in Privacy & Online Safety, May 7, 2012 A weekly global roundup of news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) - How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet , The New York Times , May 2, 2012 Advocates...

Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft writes on the Trustworthy Computing Blog : Yesterday morning I read an article in The New York Times that described “ How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet .” The article gives consumers...

The Week in Privacy & Online Safety, April 30, 2012 A weekly global roundup of news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.K.) - What happens to our digital property after we die? , The Economist , Apr. 21...

The Week in Privacy & Online Safety, April 23, 2012 A weekly global roundup of news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) - To Read All Those Web Privacy Policies, Just Take A Month Off Work , NPR , Apr...

The Week in Online Safety, April 9, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence News U.K. - Teachers warn of online threats from pupils , BBC News , Apr. 6, 2012 U.S. - Backpage: Is it possible to...

From the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Blog : Today we want to introduce you to Brendon Lynch, Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Officer. In this 30-second profile series, we give an inside look at our team by informally interviewing members of Trustworthy...

The Week in Online Safety, April 2, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence News U.S. - How child predators cover their tracks online , CSO , Mar. 21, 2012 U.S. - Research on teens and Internet...

Bruce Cowper writes on the Microsoft Security Blog : Continuing the Interactive Timeline series outlining some of the seminal events that have occurred over the last decade, this post looks at more of the key events that shaped the early Millennium...

Tim Rains , Director, Trustworthy Computing, writes on the Trustworthy Computing blog : Cloud computing is a top of mind issue for many customers, and privacy issues are among some of our customers biggest concerns. Protecting privacy is part of Microsoft’s...

The Week in Online Safety, March 12, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence News U.K. - The hurt caused by private lives being made public , The Guardian , Mar. 10, 2012 U.S. - Are Social...

Today, I’m happy to announce we are releasing Building Global Trust Online Volume 2: Policymaker Guide to Privacy, Safety, and Security at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Complimentary...

I just finished watching Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing corporate vice President Scott Charney share his vision for the next decade in a keynote, “ TwC for our Computing–centric Society ,” in San Francisco at the annual RSA...

I’m in San Francisco this week for the annual RSA Security Conference . This morning I’m heading off to see Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing corporate vice President Scott Charney share his vision for the next decade in a keynote, “...

The Week in Online Safety, February 27, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence U.S.- How Facebook Outsources Its Nudity Patrol , Forbes , February 22, 2012 U.S. - Teens Post 'Am I Pretty...

Brendon Lynch, Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft writes on the Microsoft on the Issues blog: Accountability has been a globally recognized principle of privacy and data protection for more than three decades. But in the past few years, an important...

Paul Nicholas, Senior Director, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft writes on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog : Last week, Scott Charney testified at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs . The hearing was about...

The Week in Online Safety, February 13, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence U.S. - Safer Internet Day focuses on Netsafety f or families , CNET , Feb. 7, 2012 U.S. - DSM-5, the new mental...