Brendon Lynch, Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft writes on the Microsoft on the Issues blog : With Windows 8’s recent release to manufacturing, we know many people are interested in how customers will discover Do Not Track (DNT) in Internet Explorer...

I just finished a new two-page Issue Backgrounder on Microsoft’s revised privacy statements. This backgrounder covers the reasons for our change in the structure of our privacy statements, and what it means for our customers. This is our 44th issue...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, August 6, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (Canada) - Netflix changes privacy policy , Toronto Star , July 30, 2012 ...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, July 30, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) - MAC and IP Addresses: Personal Information? , Data Governance Law...

Yesterday Trustworthy Computing released newly commissioned research that examines a range of online behaviors among youth – from “meanness” (least severe) to online bullying or cruelty (most severe), and everything in between. Among...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, June 25, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (E.U.) - Privacy Laws Turn Europe into Economic Laboratory , MIT Technology...

Posted by Posted by: Mark Estberg, Senior Director, Online Services Security and Compliance on the Trustworthy Computing Blog : Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services (GFS) organization delivers the global infrastructure and network for over...

From the Microsoft Malware Protection Center blog : When people think of phishing (a deception to trick a user into sharing their credentials with a third party), they might usually think of banking. But with the popularity of online games, they can...

Stephen L Rose writes on the Windows Team Blog : We’re just a couple days into TechEd North America in Orlando and already there’s a tremendous amount of excitement in the air, particularly around new information that we’re sharing...

Samantha Doerr, Public Affairs Manager, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit writes on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog : In order to effectively solve difficult societal problems, we must first understand them. With the belief that research can open the...

Brendon Lynch, Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft writes on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog: Posted by Brendon Lynch Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen privacy for consumers, Microsoft recently announced...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, June 4, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy Advocates (U.S.) – When the Government Comes Knocking, Who Has Your Back ,...

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...