The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, September 10, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence. General Online Privacy News (U.S.) - Amazon confirms that the Kindle Fire's Silk browser tracks users...

Erik Bratt, Sr. Communications Manager, here ... Although security and privacy often have the same objective, the focus is different. When it comes to customer data, security focuses on keeping your data safe, while privacy focuses on giving you control...

Posted by Peter Cullen, Chief Privacy Strategist on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog : This week, more than 400 policymakers, privacy advocates and industry representatives will be converging in Israel for the 32nd International Conference of Data...

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Brendon Lynch , Chief Privacy Officer for Microsoft writes on the Trustworth Computing blog : Cloud computing has quickly become a mainstream technology. Global businesses, entrepreneurs and government agencies are embracing the cloud to accelerate...

Scott Charney, Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft, writes on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog Cybersecurity and the overall health of the Internet has become a key concern for governments, enterprises and computer users. ...

Benjamin Moebius writes on the Security Tips & Talk Blog : The Hotmail team has been busy. Three of our favorite new security improvements are: No more easy passwords. You might know that millions of people use the word “password”...

Dick Craddock of Windows Live explains on the Inside Windows Live Blog : At Hotmail, we know that account hijacking is a big problem, and we continue to work hard to prevent it. We’ve noticed a couple of things about hijacked accounts. First...

We just added written a new two-page backgrounder document for our Trustworthy Computing Policymakers site on Location Based Services and Privacy . Location Based Services (LBS) are becoming an increasingly popular with consumers, especially mobile users...

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...

Hello, I’m Christopher Budd and I’m a communications program manager in the Trustworthy Computing (TwC) Group. Some of you may know me from my work with the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) , but these days I’m working with Peter Cullen, Brendon...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, October 15, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence [ Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work , Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety] General Online...

Angus Logan on the Windows Live Blog writes : Last week Omar Shahine blogged about our new privacy features in Windows Live , where we’ve made some improvements that we hope you will appreciate and find both powerful and easy to use. We also...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, November 5, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) - Apple leads legal battle over e-commerce vs. privacy rights in...

Jacqueline Beauchere, Director, Trustworthy Computing Communications writes on the Microsoft on the Issues Blog : Lottery scams, advance-fee fraud, phishing attacks and fake anti-virus alerts. These are just a few ways criminals are attempting to...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, August 20, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) - Blizzard Prompting User Data Changes After Hack , Kotaku , Aug....

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...

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

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, August 27, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) – Windows 8 SmartScreen unfairly tarred as violation of user...

I recently delivered a keynote address at the Privacy & Identity Theft Conference in Vancouver, Canada. My keynote was entitled, "The Big Picture: Defining and Redefining Identity Fraud." Below is the major portion of my keynote, along with the relevant...

I’ve written a new backgrounder document for our Twc Policymakers site on the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report and Privacy . The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is issued twice a year, and documents evolving threats and security...

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) turns ten years old today. In conjunction with the tenth anniversary, the IAPP has released a white paper on the future of the privacy profession, entitled “ A Call for Agility: The Next Generation...

Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing just released new research we commissioned, Parental Involvement in Children's Social Networking Activities , along with an executive summary and PowerPoint Presentation . The survey has some good news – the...

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, September 17, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence General Online Privacy News (U.S.) – Big Data in Your Blood: Coming World of Biological Sensors...

Last week, Scott Charney, corporate vice president for Microsoft Trustworthy Computing, gave a keynote address at the RSA Conference in San Francisco about progress Microsoft has made on the company’s End to End Trust vision for a safer, more trusted...