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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