Does Issuing Passports Make Microsoft a Country?: Am I the only one who is terrified about Microsoft Passport? It seems to me like a fairly blatant attempt to build the world's largest, richest consumer database, and then make fabulous profits mining it.
Microsoft quietly shadows Web surfers across MSN sites: Days after acknowledging a privacy problem with its browser, Microsoft says its privacy policy does not say how it identifies people who travel across its network of Web sites. [CNet]
Microsoft Versus: Analysis and discussion of Microsoft and comparisons of their products against open source alternatives.
Microsoft's Stock Options As Tax Loopholes: Rob Landley of Motley Fool argues that Microsoft's size and methods allow it tactics to make money without even selling software.
MSBC Superlist of Anti-Microsoft Web Sites: Indexes more than 250 anti-Ms links and forums: a comprehensive directory of anti-Microsoft activity around the Internet and around the world.
MSN Cookie Data Crosses Domains: How Microsoft web sites like HotMail and MSNBC assign unique ID numbers in cookies, and shares that ID with other web tracking sites.
MSN Pummels Privacy: It seems that at the same time Microsoft is closing one privacy hole they've been busy creating a bigger one: Universal GUIDs. [WinMag.com]