Hotmail: Not Safe For Work?

silentknight writes "According to MSNBC, web-based e-mail providers such as Yahoo and Hotmail may not be a haven for your private e-mail anymore. At least not while you're at work. SpectorSoft is introducing eBlaster, which aims to "secretly forward all e-mail coming and going through such Web-based accounts to a spy's e-mail". Corporations will most likely argue that, because of sites like Internal Memos, companies need to keep a tighter grip on the information that flows in and out of their companies. But attempting to spying on private e-mail?? In the words of Homer J. Simpson: "Butt out, Buttinsky"."

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blocked at work

[Jucius Maximus]

In the large company where I work, all access to Hotmail, Yahoo, etc is blocked at the firewall. This is because too many lusers kept downloading klez, hybris, (random vbs trojan), etc and executing them.

After this was done, all virus problems on the network dropped from one incident per 2 weeks to maybe 1 incident per 4 months.

As to the privacy issue, the easy solution is to NOT SEND PRIVATE E-MAIL FROM WORK (or at least use GnuPG or PGP!)

Re:blocked at work

[Nomad7674]

Another alternative, when e-mail from work is essential, is to get a wireless device capable of sending e-mail without using the work e-mail system. The Kyocera 6035 Smartphone (and the coming-soon 7135), Palm's i705 Palm.Net service and Earthlink's various wireless services seem like good possibilities.

Of course, a truly persistent person or corporation can find a way to tap into any technology, given time and money.

One word :

[M1000]

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