Planning the future of privacy at Microsoft

Arcon 5 has got a great interview with Peter Cullen, Microsoft's chief privacy strategist, who found himself in the front line in the wake of the software giant's recent antipiracy controversy. He talks about his role at the company, and what's in store for the future.

After the recent row kicked up by a Microsoft antipiracy tool, Peter Cullen was selected to help undo the PR damage and mend fences with upset customers.

The controversy stemmed from Microsoft's failure to make the proper privacy disclosures with its Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications tool. It didn't disclose that the software connected to a Microsoft server after each start-up, which irked users and had one critic liken the tool to spyware.