actually, the information clearly states that microsoft can do anything
they want with your information and in the trustee agreement to which
they point you to in their privacy statement, we are told that private
data is kept confidential.  There is a difference between private and
public data but in this case, it seems that while your private datta
such as personal information provided through forms and the like is kept
confidential, anything you do publicly can be owned by microsoft.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Chapin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: ALL YOUR DATA (AND BIZ PLANS) BELONG TO MICROSOFT


Actually, they're saving that none of it is private.  "You acknowledge
that
all Communication Services are public and not private communications..."

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Paul Chapin
Curricular Computing Specialist
Amherst College
413 542-2144


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Poehlman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 10:50 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ALL YOUR DATA (AND BIZ PLANS) BELONG TO MICROSOFT
>
>
> this is extremely bad and contradictory.  on one hand, they say your
> privacy is protected but what they really seem to be sauying after
> reading the article, the agreement and the privacy statement is that
> your data are protected from everyone but microsoft.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Arnold" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 6:40 PM
> Subject: ALL YOUR DATA (AND BIZ PLANS) BELONG TO MICROSOFT
>
>
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> THE REGISTER: ALL YOUR DATA (AND BIZ PLANS) ARE
> BELONG TO
> MICROSOFT
>
> "The current Passport Terms of Use agreement not only fails
> to guarantee confidentially, but actually gives Microsoft and
> its business partners the right to own your information, and
> do pretty much what they want with it. That encompasses all
> your Hotmail and MSN Messenger communications today."
>
> COMPLETE STORY:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/18002.html
>
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