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Microsoft Fuckup #23409283420389

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The Fair Trade Commission and Microsoft reached a settlement last year over the software maker’s claims over the security features of Passport, which included a fine for future violations of up to $11,000 for each incident.

‘Any investigation is non-public, however we do have an order against Microsoft and we routinely look into compliance with the settlement,’ said Jessica Rich, an official in the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Since the security breach applied to all of the Passport accounts, Microsoft could potentially face a massive fine of over $2.2 trillion, although regulators would likely look at a range of considerations in setting any fine.

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