When Personal Space is Nothing but Trouble
posted by:Jeremy Hessing-Lewis // 11:52 AM // July 17, 2006 // General | Surveillance and social sorting
Microsoft has withdrawn a free program that would have allowed users to create password protected folders. Private Window 1.0 would have allowed users to create privivate areas within user accounts that could protect sensitive data.
Unfortunately, the tool was set to cause chaos for IT departments accross the land. Companies don't like not being able to access parts of their own network. Moreover, the tool would have taken password recovery help to epic levels. The uproar caused Microsoft to retract the software within two days.
Although its too bad that the tool will no longer be available to individuals, it serves as an excellent example of Microsoft trying to balance corporate enterprise economics with personal data security.
Read more on CNET here.
