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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. People should get vanity email addresses by Argyle · · Score: 3, Redundant

    This is probably the 100th time there's been mention of trouble with the free webmail systems like Yahoo and Hotmail that people have had.

    It really is worth the money to own a domain and get an email address that no one can fsck with.

    Benefits:
    Not based on your ISP
    No privacy issues
    Multiple email accounts for different purposes
    Can utilize forwarding to webmail

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