Brussels, 03/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - following a meeting in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, EU national privacy controllers, who monitor compliance with the EU's privacy laws, endorsed a document in which they say that further scrutiny of Microsoft's .NET passport system is required to see whether it complies with data protection laws. Lunched in 1999, Net Passport aims to simplify e-commerce by allowing consumers to store passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information in one location. It has already registered over 100,000 users. The document adopted at the meeting says that "Although Microsoft has put in place some measures to address data protection, a number of elements of the .NET Passport System raise legal issues and therefore require further consideration". In a press release, Microsoft argues that it complies with EU legislation.