Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft, writes on the Building Windows 8 blog about Signing in to Windows 8 with a Windows Live ID, including a section on "Privacy and Security" below: With Windows 8, we introduce...

Here’s the third in our series of privacy profiles at Microsoft. As the privacy officer for the German subsidiary of Microsoft, Dominik Stockem plays a key role in addressing data protection issues and helping Microsoft to develop privacy standards...

Chris Stetkiewicz writes on the Security Tips & Talk blog : If you’re a parent, guardian, or a caregiver for kids, parental controls can help you control the content that your kids see on the Internet or on their Xbox. You can use parental...

News Australia - Bullying,violence, revenge: the dangers of antisocial networking laid bare for children , Sydney Morning Herald , Sep. 23, 2011 U.S. - In Small Towns, Gossip Moves to the Web, and Turns Vicious , The New York Times , Sep. 19, 2011...

Tim Raines, Director, Trustworthy Computing writes on the Microsoft Security Blog : The sixth annual United Nations Internet Governance Conference (UN-IGF) meeting is being held this week (September 27-30, 2011) at the U.N. Office in Nairobi, Kenya...

Adrienne Hall writes on the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing blog : Years ago I was a part of a team in Microsoft that did a lot of work in the hospitality sector. At that time hotels were Internet-enabling their chains and the business decision they...

Matt Thomlinson, General Manager, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft writes on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog : Today, I spoke at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) during the Information Assurance Symposium 2011 on cybersecurity. I started...

Chris Stetkiewicz writes on the Security Tips & Talk Blog : We recently received this email: “My Hotmail account was hacked and taken over by the classic ‘I'm in London and I’ve been mugged’ scam . It appears that the...

Richard Saunders, Director, Trustworthy Computing for Microsoft, writes on the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Blog : Microsoft’s chief security strategist shares the basics of keeping data safe in the cloud For anyone who wants a primer...

Here's the second in our series of profiles of privacy managers at Microsoft. Corey Miller, senior information architect for privacy strategy in Microsoft Online Services’ Risk Management Group and Kore Koubourlis, senior director of compliance...

The Week in Online Safety, September 19, 2011 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence News U.K. - Trolling: Who does it and why? , BBC News , Sep. 14, 2011 U.S. - Psychology Researchers Argue Gamer...

Today in Washington, D.C., the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), with support from Microsoft and other companies, released the findings of a new survey on the use of parental controls that found that 53 percent of parents say they have used parental...

The Week in Online Safety, September 12, 2011 A weekly global roundup of online safetynews, policy developments, research, and influence News U.S.- Figuring Out How Children Learn With Technology , The New York Times , Sep. 8, 2011 E.U.- PEGI widens...

Ziad Ismail writes on the Internet Explorer Blog: Today, the W3C formally created a working group to focus on consumer privacy on the Internet. Internet Explorer 9 was built with a focus on consumer privacy. As Dean Hachamovitch explained in the...

Today Microsoft released a new whitepaper that I authored for the company titled “Fostering Digital Citizenship,” along with a new Microsoft study about posting personal information online, and an Online Reputation Guide for teens. Fostering...

The Week in Online Safety, September 5, 2011 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments,research, and influence News U.S. - ‘Odd Girl Out’ tackles bullying in the digital age , NBC News , Aug. 30, 2011 U.S. -...

An important update from the Microsoft Security Response Center : This blog post was updated Sept. 5, 2011 below. Microsoft’s investigation into the scope and impact of the DigiNotar compromise has continued over the holiday weekend. We’ve...

Here's the first in a series of profiles of privacy managers at Microsoft. Robert Gratchner is director of privacy and online safety supporting the advertising business group at Microsoft. Click here to read the entire profile in a 2 page pdf: