I changed my first and last names to be "MS Sucks", and changed the rest of
my info to be totally fake.  They are free to share my new personal info
with whomever they wish ;)

I wonder if they will?

Todd
-----
Todd for President
Spanking MS, for a better tomorrow.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:39 AM
Subject: Hotmail pulls a yahoo.


> <quote from article>
> Under Account Information, Hotmail has added three new boxes asking to
> ``Share my e-mail address,'' ``Share my first and last names,'' and
``Share
> my other registration information.''
>
> If you went to sign up for a new account, as I did yesterday, none of
those
> boxes would be checked. You would have to check them yourself to allow, or
> ``opt in'' to, the information sharing.
>
> But if you already have a Hotmail account, guess what? Microsoft has
checked
> two of the new boxes for you, allowing it to share your e-mail address and
> the other registration data such as your gender, occupation and birth
date.
>
> Tell me I'm wrong -- or that Microsoft has unchecked these options by the
> time this embarrassment hits the fan. If you have an active Hotmail
account,
> go to www.hotmail.com. When the home page comes up, click on ``Options,''
> followed by ``Personal Profile.''
>
> Look for the boxes at the bottom, under a paragraph headed ``Tired of
> registration forms?'' In that paragraph, Microsoft explains how convenient
> it is to share your Hotmail registration information, which it uses to
> create the .NET Passport.
> </quote from article>
>
> For full article
>
> http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/92308

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