05.31.10

Microsoft Goes Deeper Into the Surveillance Business

Posted in Microsoft at 6:52 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: Microsoft’s “Tag” is about tagging people and profiling them

SEVERAL days ago we wrote about Microsoft’s surveillance work for the British nation, adding to similar schemes in India. The Inquirer writes about yet another surveillance technology which Microsoft is introducing.

Orwellian tracking system goes public

DEVELOPER OF CUTE SOFTWARE Microsoft has publically released a tagging system that will allow users to leave a breadcrumb trail for the firm, its advertisers and just about anyone else to follow.

The Vole claims that its Tag software allows businesses who use it as a form of barcode giving access to “advanced analytics” and “real-time location services” to track where users access products and services that are registered with Microsoft’s latest privacy concern.

Just what we need. More surveillance. It’s something to remember the next time hypocrites from Microsoft accuse Google of privacy violations. █

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