We find it sort of ironic that the boys in Redmond are rallying around today as Data Privacy Day.  We’re pretty sure they’d pay for ET’s cellphone contract, but that’s neither here nor there. The truth of the matter is that privacy is good for everybody, and talking about it is a good thing.

For a couple lulz and some Vista rara, check their blag:

As a security guy, I get all sorts of questions from people about privacy. A lot of folks really think about online privacy as the same thing as computer security. Others see it as a pure tradeoff between one or the other. I don’t necessarily think that giving up privacy results in greater security; nor do I believe that greater security requires a loss of privacy. No matter what your thoughts are on security and privacy, I hope there is one thing we can all agree on: both are important.