Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Google Inc (GOOG), Facebook Inc (FB): This Tech Company Is Touting Privacy for Good Reason

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The battle rages on with no clear winner in sight. Microsoft’s marketing messages make users think about what is happening to their data, which can be a good thing. But their partnership with Facebook brings into question whether they are doing anything differently than what Google does. Just recently, Microsoft was under investigation in the European Union for making changes to its privacy policies, similar to something Google had previously done.

Google is the bellwether to beat, and it looks like Microsoft and Facebook could slowly lose ground in the long-term. The problem can be partially attributed to public perception of Google versus Microsoft.

The article This Tech Company Is Touting Privacy for Good Reason originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Daniel Cawrey.

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