14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft, through the voice of Chairman Bill Gates is pushing for a uniform privacy law that will function in concert with the evolution of technology. Gates has already revealed his support for new legislation designed to better protect the privacy of end-users.
"One of the things that we think would be a strong milestone is to have an all-inclusive uniform privacy law at the federal level that would give consumers control over their personal information. This would increase their confidence in providing information to legitimate businesses and other organizations. And certainly the concern nowadays about using your credit card or providing other information is very strong," Gates said.
In this context, Microsoft has published a piece addressing the need for increased privacy protection legislation. The Redmond Company revealed that in 2006 alone, only in the United States, the personal data of over 100 million people was exposed through various breaches. Microsoft pointed out that the Trustworthy Computing is placed firmly in the center of the company's user privacy efforts. Windows Vista and Office 2007 are also part of Microsoft's efforts for added privacy protection.
"Legislation should provide people with control and should provide transparency about collection. And it should involve strict limits on how that information is protected, including rules for what happens when there is a breach, when people aren't protecting that information," Gates added.
Microsoft will continue its work to deliver additional security to users and to support an all-inclusive uniform privacy law for the United States, but also at a global level, with the international alignment of current and emerging privacy standards.