Groups Push FTC to Act on MS XP, Passport

Posted by michael on Tuesday October 23, 2001 @07:38AM from the recalibrate-phasers dept.

BuckMulligan writes: "EPIC and a coalition of consumer and privacy groups have renewed their calls for FTC action to protect consumers from the privacy risks associated with Windows XP and Passport. In a letter sent to the FTC, the groups criticized the FTC for not upholding its statutory duty to protect consumers in light of the planned release of Windows XP. More information on the groups' previous FTC complaints is stored on the EPIC Microsoft Passport Page." So who here thinks the FTC is going to block Windows XP? Me neither. The other remedies requested (toward the middle of the letter) are interesting, though.

1 of 303 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Screw passport. Bitch about java. by Ukab+the+Great · 2001-10-23 08:12 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Whatever Microsoft does with passport is nothing compared to the fact that they're taking java out of the next version IE. They're using their dominance in the desktop OS/Browser market to promote .NET and crush java. Seriously, how many Joe Blow computer users will actually think to download a java VM from Sun and spend the time doing so? Probably the same number that thought to download Netscape once IE came out. What's next, taking out HTTP and replacing it with MSHTTP? Hello, justice department, Ralph Nader, are you out there?