Privacy groups, led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said the Federal Trade Commission should have taken action when they filed their first complaint this summer. The complaint, signed by 13 organizations, alleges the new operating system coerces consumers into . . .
Privacy groups, led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said the Federal Trade Commission should have taken action when they filed their first complaint this summer. The complaint, signed by 13 organizations, alleges the new operating system coerces consumers into revealing sensitive personal information, with little control over how it will be used.

In the face of government inaction, several groups said Tuesday that consumers should take pains to avoid signing up for Microsoft's Passport online identity service when they upgrade to Windows XP, which is due out Thursday.

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