Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Microsoft to FTC: Don’t tell us how long to retain users’ private data

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Microsoft to FTC: Don't tell us how long to retain users' private data
Robert Mullins: Microsoft believes it's willingness to delete IP addresses tracked by Bing after six months (and cookies after a year and half) makes it an example of how to do privacy right. Read More


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It's 9am. Do You Know What Your Directory is Doing?
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Finding the Value in Unified Communications
This paper examines the four stages of return companies can see from their UC investments: Lower communications costs are followed by lower operational costs, then better productivity, and finally a true competitive advantage. Read More

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Ms. Smith: One of Tor's creators, Michael Reed, says to look at why the government created Tor from a common sense point-of-view instead of as conspiracy theory. Read More

States to FTC: Don't pre-empt our privacy laws with yours
Robert Mullins: The attorneys general of 15 states are telling the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) "Don't Tread on Me" when it comes to writing rules to protect consumer privacy rights online and in mobile software. Read More

Privacy group demands tougher protections from FTC
Robert Mullins: The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has practically accused the FTC of being derelict in its duties to protect Internet user's privacy. Read More


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Putting the Top 10 SIEM Best Practices to Work
This e-book, provides guidance to operationalize security and put the top 10 best SIEM practices to work. Rather than an exhaustive examination of SIEM, it offers insightful details with regards to how IT organizations and information security professionals can gain more assured value from SIEM. Read now!

Is Skype a security risk that endangers your privacy?
Ms. Smith: Reports are circulating of China stepping up electronic communications censorship beyond e-mail and the Internet in the form of "policing cellphone calls." Read More

Microsoft and Google find common ground in open networking
Jon Brodkin: Arch-rivals Microsoft and Google occasionally find themselves on the same side, and another example presented itself this week with the creation of the Open Networking Foundation. Read More

Microsoft pays Nortel $7.5 million for IPv4 addresses
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Magic Quadrant for User Provisioning
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MMS 2001: Day 2
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MMS 2011: You. Empowered.
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Microsoft Sues Barnes & Noble Over Nook, Claims Android Patent Infringement
Microsoft claims that Android violates Microsoft patents, yet it hasn't sued Google. Instead it sued Motorola and now Barnes & Noble. Read More

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