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Microsoft Celebrates Data Privacy Day
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Posted by David Bowermaster
Administrator, Microsoft on the Issues
Protecting privacy online and securing personal data are major priorities for Microsoft. So, to commemorate Data Privacy Day in the U.S. (and Data Protection Day in Europe), the company has been sharing its latest thinking on privacy policies and technologies in a variety of forums.
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Microsoft and the FTC: A Continued Focus on Privacy
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Posted by Frank Torres
Director, Consumer Affairs
On December 7, the Federal Trade Commission will host the first in a series of day-long roundtable discussions “to explore the privacy challenges posed by the vast array of 21st century technology and business practices that collect and use consumer data.” The goal of the sessions, according to the Commission, “is to determine how best to protect consumer privacy while supporting beneficial uses of the information and technological innovation.”
As part of the ramp-up to the roundtables, the Commission invited public comments about how best to address consumer privacy in emerging technologies. Our comments focus on Health IT, online advertising, and cloud computing. These three evolving fields have a lot in common: each promises significant potential benefits for both consumers and innovators, but widespread adoption depends on ensuring users’ privacy at every step.
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Seeing the Internet as an Ecosystem
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Posted by Pamela Passman
Corporate Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs
Earlier this week I participated on a panel about the future of Internet content and services at the Silicon Flatirons annual conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Rocky Radar did a good job of reporting on the conference. Stacey Dogan, Eric Goldman, and Pamela Samuelson presented papers covering on-line trademark issues that may arise as a result of searches, the future of Wikipedia and the challenges of open and editable sites, and emerging on-line copyright issues respectively.
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Comparing Search Data Retention Policies of Major Search Engines Before the EU
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Posted By Brendon Lynch
Director of Privacy Strategy
(Re-posted from The Data Privacy Imperative blog)
Today, I testified before the Article 29 Working Party, the Europe Commission group charged with providing advice to the EU and member states on the protection of personal data. The Article 29 Working Party hearing examined the data anonymization practices of major search companies.
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