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Microsoft's Guidelines for Customer Privacy
jcatcw writes "Microsoft has released its 'Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services.' According to Peter Cullen, chief privacy strategist, Microsoft has learned about protecting user's data from such endeavors as Hailstorm and WGA. 'Certainly that and other things have contributed to us thinking deeply with how we provide security and privacy, as well as respect and control with how their information is used,' he said. 'We think others should join in this discussion.'"
FTFA: "The document outlines recommendations for software developers that will help them protect customer privacy"
Bolded emphasis mine. MS and their legions of developers won't do anything differently.
"Discussion." Indeed. This is MS working their coordinated PR effort to make them seem serious about "security." Talk all you want, no one is listening.
Keep in mind, I have to babysit these things for a living. So I am quite happy they don't actually address the issue directly because there will be no shortage of work.
http://www.maxineudall.com/2010/02/should-economists-be-sued-for-malpractice.html