logickal wrote:

Microsoft Corp. today called on Congress to enact a new federal privacy law, a move that is sure to prompt lawmakers to consider whether consumer privacy both online and offline should go further than merely requiring companies to notify people when their personal and financial data is lost, stolen, or inadvertently disclosed.

You're kidding, right? What's in it for M$?

Its cheaper to comply with one federal law then 50 different state laws.

RE: Security Fix - Brian Krebs on Computer and Internet Security - (washingtonpost.com)