EC Investigates MS Passport
The European Commission is investigating the Microsoft Passport online identification and authentication system. EPIC filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission in July and August 2001 alleging that the system is designed to profile users and that the company engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices. Testimony in the Microsoft antitrust trial demonstrated that the company intended to build the largest databases of profiles on the planet for ad targeting.
Microsoft in EU Commission Privacy Probe, New York Times (Reuters), May 25, 2002.
Complaint
and Request for Injunction, Request For Investigation and for Other Relief
(PDF), In Re Microsoft.
Supplemental
Materials in Support of Pending Complaint and Request for Injunction, Request
for Investigation and for Other Relief (PDF), In Re Microsoft.
EPIC Sign Out of Passport Page.
