Targeted Ads Targeted by Congress The long-running battle over behavioral ads is heating up again on Capitol Hill. Forbes reports that , “Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology...

As part of our redesigned Microsoft.com/Protect site we’ve produced 13 new topical online safety brochures, that provide Microsoft’s guidance on many computing and Internet issues today. Visit http://www.microsoft.com/protect/ · Microsoft Family Safety...

Ron Markezich, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Online Services, writes on the Microsoft Online Services Blog : This week, U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra unveiled the federal government’s vision for cloud computing, beginning with...

Privacy Groups Concerned Over Proposed HIPPA Data Breech Implementation ComputerWorld reports : “Privacy and civil rights advocates accused the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of trying to neuter a landmark data breach notification law...

Posted by Tim Cranton, Associate General Counsel on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog: Today, Microsoft filed five civil lawsuits, the first of their kind against a nasty phenomenon known as malvertising. That’s the industry term for malicious online...

Recently, Microsoft and ISACA announced a license agreement enabling the company to use content from COBIT and Val IT, ISACA’s internationally accepted frameworks for achieving governance over and value from IT. Organizations can use the wealth of knowledge...

Privacy Advocates Push for New Legislation on Behavioral Targeting A group of privacy advocates and consumer groups asked Congress to pass comprehensive legislation restricting the practices of online behavioral targeting. The New York Times reports...

Microsoft has been very active in providing online safety information for over a decade. Our newest effort is our redesigned Consumer Online Safety Education website at www.microsoft.com/protect . This site is designed for parents, caregivers, and educators...

Microsoft's Kim Cameron on his Identity Blog: Back from vacation and catching up on some blogs I found this piece by Felix Gaehtgens at Kuppinger Cole in Germany: A good year ago, Microsoft acquired an innovative company called U-Prove. That...

Here's an update from the Windows Live Group on integrating Windows Live ID with OpenID from the Windows Live blog: Many people have asked recently about the status of the Windows Live® ID community technology preview (CTP) OpenID endpoints, so...

Judge Orders Google to Reveals Blogger's Identity After Insulting Model Canadian model Liskula Cohen sued Google demanding to know the identity of an anonymous blogger on the Google site Blogger.com. The UK Telegraph reports that “In what may prove a...

Brandon LeBlanc on the Windows Team posts on the Windows Blog : With yesterday’s update to Windows Live Essentials (which included the final release of Windows Live Movie Maker), we also released an updated version of Windows Live Family Safety . ...

Yesterday I was on a panel in San Francisco sponsored by the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) , Verizon, Google and Microsoft as part of a nationwide initiative to promote safe technological practices. NNEDV works closely with technology...

Check out the newest resource on Microsoft's Channel 9, The Id Element : Welcome to The Id Element , your one-stop shop for all things identity on Channel9! In this page you will find all kinds of material on Identity and Access Control : weekly interviews...

Tiffany Teichrow, Audience Manager at Microsoft Trustworthy Computing teaching ways to protect your personal information, your family and your computer online:

· Stolen Twitter Documents Released . Confidential business documents from the popular social media company Twitter, and leaked onto the web. The New York Times reported that “The breach raised red flags for individuals as well as businesses about the...

Tim Cranton, Associate General Counsel, Internet Safety Enforcement for Microsoft blogs on the Microsoft on the Issues blog : Have you ever received an instant message that prompts you to click on a mysterious link? Or been asked to share your IM account...

Last week Kim Sanchez of Microsoft Trustworthy Computing participated in a pod cast on “Summer Safety Tips Q & A,” along with safety expert Linda Criddle of the safe Internet Alliance and Holly Hawkins of AOL. The three addressed such topics as cyberbullying...

· US Advertising Industry Strengthens Privacy Standards . Microsoft joined a group of trade associations in announcing a new set of stronger set of “ Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising ,” as reported in The New York Times . Microsoft...

Adrienne Hall General Manager, Trustworthy Computing writes on the Micrsoft on the Issues blog : Like most parents, I want to help my children enjoy a safer and more enriching online experience. This is a complex problem that lots of people are trying...

Posted by Mike Hintze Associate General Counsel, on the Microsoft on the Issues blog : I wanted to take a moment to highlight an important advance in protecting consumers online. The Self-Regulatory Principles For Online Behavioral Advertising announced...

Today on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog : Posted by Scott Charney Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy Computing As I blogged last month , the increasing quantity and sophistication of cyber attacks requires a comprehensive and coordinated strategy...

From the Microsoft Forefront blog : Today Microsoft released findings from a survey of 1200+ IT professionals in the US, UK, Germany and Japan. Some of the top findings about their opinions on IT in a recession, priorities and where they are investing...

1. Behavioral Targeting before Congress. On Thursday, the House subcommittee on communication and consumer protection held a hearing on the data collection practices of Internet companies. The Wall Street Journal reports that, “Lawmakers in the House...

From the Bing Blog : Bing and Security: We at Bing absolutely believe that security is one of our top priorities. We will keep investing in security, as one of our primary goals is to protect and secure our users and provide them a safe search...