Hi,
Some people have commented that what Hotmail has done is legal, because their privacy statement gives them the right to change their privacy policy at any time.
They CAN change the policy at any time, but that doesn't change the fact that what they've done contravenes their privacy statement, as read today at http://privacy.msn.com
The relevant bit is:
MSN Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Microsoft or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Microsoft, MSN and its family of Web sites; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Microsoft, its web sites, or the public.
If you're in the UK, you can email Privacy_uk@msn.com.
Slashdot Mirror
Hi,
Some people have commented that what Hotmail has done is legal, because their privacy statement gives them the right to change their privacy policy at any time.
They CAN change the policy at any time, but that doesn't change the fact that what they've done contravenes their privacy statement, as read today at http://privacy.msn.com
The relevant bit is:
MSN Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Microsoft or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Microsoft, MSN and its family of Web sites; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Microsoft, its web sites, or the public.
If you're in the UK, you can email Privacy_uk@msn.com.
Hope this is useful info.