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Microsoft Opts-In Hotmail Users

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the trustworthy-computing dept.

medeii writes "East Side Journal reports that without telling anyone, Microsoft has suddenly changed the privacy preferences for all Hotmail users. They're now sharing your name and other personal information with third parties, even if you said you didn't want that when you signed up. (If you're a user, login, go to Options > Personal Profile, and un-check the boxes at the bottom of that page.)" The same reporter has written a follow-up article today.

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  1. Re:Alternatives? by spookysuicide · · Score: 5, Funny
    my mac.com email is free, web-based, devoid of banners, and apple probably wouldn't pull this kinda crap.

    ok maybe they would, but you'd probably only getty pretty spam from them.

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  2. Microsoft-Slashdot by mmThe1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Phew...looks to me like yet another Microsoft-Slashdot contract ("conspiracy") to bring loads of traffic to Hotmail site...

    P.S. The options with "Share my other registration information" has this text:
    "This information, which is stored in your Microsoft® .NET Passport and required for registration at many Web sites, includes:

    Birth Date
    Country/Region
    State/Territory
    Gender
    Acc essibility
    Time Zone
    Occupation    "

    This means that whatever fake information I put in Hotmail would be used for all other sites? No Way!

  3. oh this is beautiful by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Microsoft® .NET Passport was temporarily unable to complete your request. Please try again "

    Well i guess their servers are too busy selling my information right now.

    I should try later.

  4. Re:You think that's bad? by homer_ca · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's right. Fake name, fake birthday, ZIP code 90210. But I did an oopsie when I went in to change my profile. Just to be funny, I thought I give them an even faker birthday than the fake one I put in, but I locked myself out of my account because now it thinks I'm 3 years old and I need my parent's permission to confirm my account. Oh well, guess I'll have to make another fake hotmail account with an adult age to give my first account his parent's permission.

  5. Re:Passport profile by Fulcrum+of+Evil · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kinda reminds me of a MS developer mailing list I accidently got subscribed to. I tried to unsubscribe

    Easy solution: set up an out of office message for that list. Every message from the list gets quoted and sent back to the list with some tag like 'Hey look! I don't know how to use my mail client!'. You'll be unsubscribed within the day.

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  6. Shouldn't that be.... by Restil · · Score: 5, Funny

    (If you're a user, login, go to Options > Personal Profile, and un-check the boxes at the bottom of that page.)

    Shouldn't that read something like...

    "If you're a user, then the preference to change is your email provider."

    -Restil

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