Microsoft Privacy & Safety : Privacy

Do and don’ts for p@$$w0rd$

Microsoft Privacy Team — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

From the Microsoft Malware Protection Center Blog : Almost a year ago , we started a project designed to monitor incoming attacks against a normal user on a day-to-day basis. We presented you with details about the geographical area from where the attacks...(read more)

Statement by Peter Cullen on the Spanish Data Protection International Standards Proposal

Microsoft Privacy Team — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:11:00 GMT

In the first week of November, hundreds of representatives from government, industry and civil society will be descending upon Madrid for the 31 st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners to discuss a range of issues related...(read more)

Bing Bringing Twitter Search to You – With Privacy Protected

Microsoft Privacy Team — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:07:00 GMT

Last week, Microsoft announced on the Bing blog that Bing would be incorporating Twitter search results : Today at Web 2.0 we announced that working with those clever birds over at Twitter, we now have access to the entire public Twitter feed and have...(read more)

Hats off to Congressman Boucher

Microsoft Privacy Team — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:38:00 GMT

Frank Torres, Director, Consumer Affairs writes on the Microsoft on the Issues blog : After years of vigorous debate, it looks like we are close to seeing the introduction of comprehensive federal legislation establishing privacy protections for Internet...(read more)

Bad Ad: Going After The Malvertising Threat

Microsoft Privacy Team — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:11:00 GMT

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 advertising....(read more)

The Week in Privacy – September 4, 2009

Microsoft Privacy Team — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:03:00 GMT

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 ,...(read more)

The Week in Privacy – August 21, 2009

Microsoft Privacy Team — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:07:00 GMT

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...(read more)

The Week in Privacy – July 17, 2009

Microsoft Privacy Team — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:45:00 GMT

· 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...(read more)

The Week in Privacy July 10, 2009

Microsoft Privacy Team — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:24:00 GMT

· 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...(read more)

Advancing Security and Transparency in Online Advertising

Microsoft Privacy Team — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:33:00 GMT

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...(read more)

The Week in Privacy

Microsoft Privacy Team — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:01:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Data Mining May be Headed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Microsoft Privacy Team — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:21:00 GMT

Business Week has a story out this week about how a case involving a New Hampshire law barring data mining on drug prescription data, that could have a profound impact on data mining across industries: IMS Health ( RX ) has built a lucrative niche collecting...(read more)

Data Privacy Day – Focus Group Findings

Microsoft Privacy Team — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:39:00 GMT

Today the United States, the European Union and Canada are celebrating Data Privacy Day, which is dedicated to educating people about online privacy protections. To commemorate the day, Microsoft commissioned focus group research examining consumer perceptions...(read more)

Methods Matter for Protecting Privacy Online

Microsoft Privacy Team — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:34:00 GMT

Mike Hintze, Microsoft Associate General Counsel blogs from today's State of the Net Conference in Washington DC, where he spoke on a panel. Posted on the new Microsoft of the Issues blog : There’s been much discussion recently about “data anonymization”...(read more)

Announcing Data Privacy Day 2009

Microsoft Privacy Team — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:39:00 GMT

On January 28, 2009, people around the world are celebrating Data Privacy Day by learning more about what we each can do to keep our personal information safer online. The day will feature awareness and education events across generations, cultures, and...(read more)