EU Microsoft ruling to have big impact
Reuters | at | by Mike
EU privacy watchdogs are expected on Wednesday to prescribe changes to Microsoft's customer authentication system Passport, a decision that will impact all companies conducting business on the Internet. So-called consumer authentication systems are widely used by all manner of companies from retailers to banks that have regular customers. They store personal details on customers in a single location to streamline online transactions. On Wednesday, representatives from the EU's Internet Task-Force plan to offer a series of recommendations on how Passport, the largest authentication system on the Web, can comply with European data protection laws. The views, expressed in a draft opinion to the European Commission, are expected to be adopted on Wednesday without a hitch.