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Short Take: Microsoft joins TRUSTe privacy program

Microsoft announced it would become a sponsor and licensee of the TRUSTe online privacy program, which helps Internet companies inform users of their information gathering and dissemination practices. Microsoft will implement the TRUSTe privacy seal and adopt the organization's principles for consumer privacy. The software giant becomes the 150th organization to participate in TRUSTe.

Jim Hu Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Jim Hu
covers home broadband services and the Net's portal giants.
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announced it would become a sponsor and licensee of the TRUSTe online privacy program, which helps Internet companies inform users of their information gathering and dissemination practices. Microsoft will implement the TRUSTe privacy seal and adopt the organization's principles for consumer privacy. The software giant becomes the 150th organization to participate in TRUSTe.