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Microsoft's Guidelines for Customer Privacy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-unplug-your-windows-machine dept.

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.'"

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  1. Microsoft values privacy? by davidwr · · Score: 5, Funny

    First schools banning tag, and now the Evil Empire values privacy?

    What is this, April Fools come early?

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    1. Re:Microsoft values privacy? by LifesABeach · · Score: 4, Funny

      A half a dozen years ago, I stated answering questions with the following:

      Name: Moore Garbage
      Company: From Pathetic Minds
      Address: [my address/]
      Occupation: P0rn Critic

      When my wife found about this, she did not like it. But after looking at the junk mail, even she is laughing at the stuff we get.

  2. privavcy guidelines ... by thrillseeker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... don't collect (and keep and share and sell) crap just because you can - show some backbone and leadership and collect as little as is necessary to serve your customer.

  3. Hailstorm? by Slovenian6474 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Was it a good idea to name a program that stores people's names and credit card information after an egyptian plague?

  4. Summary is Totally Misleading by mpapet · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

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  5. The best way to protect customer information by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... is not to collect it in the first place.

  6. In Other News... by Admiral+Justin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Symantec is offering guidelines to developers of antivirus solutions to use minimal resources.

    Richard Stallman is offering guidelines for developers wanting to release proprietary code.

    The Pope is offering guidelines on peaceful and friendly methods of talking about other religions.

    Isn't this a good example of the blind leading the blind and dumb?

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