Category «Microsoft»

Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative Launched By Microsoft

Press release: “Neil Holloway, president of Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), unveiled a global law enforcement campaign that will target cybercriminals behind phishing attacks. Microsoft Corp. announced that by the end of June 2006 it will have initiated legal actions on more than 100 cases in EMEA against individuals suspected of committing online …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Mail, ID Theft, Microsoft, Privacy

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BMG Music v. Gonzalez, Matt Schruers and Jonathan Band Job Swaps and Library Exchanges, by Katie Thomas Got Competitive Intelligence? Tips, Tools, Techniques for the Savvy Marketer (PPT), by Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici The Government Domain: FirstGov Becomes First in Government Search, by Peggy Garvin E-Discovery Update – by Fios Inc. – Defining …

Subjects: Congress, Copyright, Courts, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing, Microsoft, Search Engines

The Internet in China: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression?

House of Representatives Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, February 15, 2006 Hearing, The Internet in China: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression? Links to statements and testimony below are in PDF: The Honorable Christopher H. Smith, The Honorable James A. Leach, Mr. James Keith, The Honorable David …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Knowledge Management, Microsoft, Search Engines

MSN Blog Post Explains Search Data Provided to DOJ

Following up on the news this week, Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches, this related posting Privacy and MSN Search states the the facts as follows: “Over the summer we were subpoenaed by the DOJ regarding a lawsuit. The subpoena requested that we produce data from our search service. We worked …

Subjects: Blogs, Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Internet, Legislation, Microsoft, Privacy

IE7 Has “Delete Browsing History” Feature

From the IE Blog, news that the upcoming IE7 will have a ‘Delete Browsing History’ feature that allows users to easily eliminate a range of information on their browsing activities, all from one menu. This information includes temporary Internet files, cookies, the history of websites most recently visited, form data, and passwords. Also note: “…if …

Subjects: Internet, Microsoft, Privacy

World Wide Web Consortium Supports Open Source Standards for Copyright Services

As a follow-up to my August 12, 2005 posting, Preregistration of Certain Unpublished Copyright Claims, these comments hand delivered to Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, by Tim Berners-Lee and Daniel J. Weitzner of the World Wide Web Consortium, document their oppositon to “the use of a single vendor’s World Wide Web browser” …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Microsoft