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Microsoft Calls for National Privacy Law

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the voice-of-reason dept.

tabdelgawad writes "Brian Krebs, who writes the Washington Post's Security Fix Blog notes that Microsoft has just asked Congress to enact a new federal privacy law to preempt the growing hodge-podge of state laws that regulate how companies can use personal information. Go Microsoft!?"

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  1. Re:Don't let your head explode by LifesABeach · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The problem with Microsoft is that the Federal Justice Department says their evil. The innovations that Microsoft has brought to the market place have come at the price of being convicted a thief, and a cheat; These are not trivial accusations. I guess maybe that's why I'll never be a Billionaire; For me, good products, and good customer service without compromising ethics is still important.

  2. Re:Don't let your head explode by susano_otter · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Have you ever noticed that the crappiest place of all--Africa--is surprisingly short on sweatshops and surprisingly long on ex-vassal states of failed Industrial Age European Empires? What's up with that?

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