Groups Push FTC to Act on MS XP, Passport

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.

Comments

Who cares?

[jiheison]

Let MicroSoft AND XP/Passport users learn the hard way. No one with any common sense would register sensitive data with Passport, and those that do are due for a valuable lesson.

Worst case scenario: this gets cracked big time, and suddenly everyone is hip to M$'s lack of attention to security.

Re:Who cares?

[Bouncings]

No, worst case scenario: it gets cracked big time and there are millions of cases of identity fraud, overwhelming the nation's law enforcement, crashing the economy, and leaving many consumers in the rough.

Buyer-be-ware only goes so far.