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Microsoft .Net Proposal Draws Fire

Microsoft�s .Net system calls for consumers to store their data in a central database on the company�s computers. While Microsoft has urged consumers to trust their data with the company, Microsoft has lobbied against privacy legislation that would extend consumers rights in law.

In Microsoft Do You Trust?, Interactive Week, April 16, 2001.