[News] Microosft Gives Firefox Plug for Self Benefit and User Control

[Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Microsoft plans CardSpace plug-in for Firefox

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| The technology, which will be included in Windows Vista, stores the
| personal information on a user's computer. Microsoft's first attempt
| at identity management, called Passport, didn't catch on, partly
| because Microsoft planned to store users' information on its own
| servers, which raised privacy concerns.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=782273314&rid=-50

Also see:

        Does Issuing Passports Make Microsoft a Country?

        http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000047.html