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Microsoft hopes to beef up online privacy with the acquisition of U-Prove technology the company announced last week. U-Prove was developed by Stefan Brands at Credentica as technology that lets Internet users disclose only the minimum amount of personal information when conducting electronic transactions as a way to reduce the likelihood of privacy violations. U-Prove also employs cryptography to prevent systems from pulling together information about users from various sources. Microsoft did not disclose a purchase price for the technology which it plans to integrate into Windows Communication Foundation and CardSpace. Brands has joined Microsoft's Identity and Access Group along with his colleagues from Credentica, Greg Thompson and Christian Paquin. www.nwdocfinder.com/3051
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