Comments on: Microsoft: Big Offender of Privacy

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:20:11 +0000

Yes, that’s what I do.

By: Jose_X

Jose_X — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:16:20 +0000

Keep the old accounts, but don’t reply using that address or advertise it.

By: DOUGman

DOUGman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:22:58 +0000

“People’s E-mail addresses are hard to change because of people’s address books”….Bollocks, some people are just lazy, I started using Hotmail back in 96′ and just emailed everyone from that account, that if they want to contact me via email, that they have to use my Gmail account for now on.

By: pcolon

pcolon — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:34:52 +0000

I could understand that, Back when I was doing contract work (travelin SAN architect, I had one E-Mail that was used for any contacts workwise and the other for friends & family. When I changed my address and moved my isp service, they changed my E-Mail account name without any notice. Clients kept telling me what was up with my e-mail? It was a real PIA tracking people and letting them know the new e-mail addr.

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:26:52 +0000

It’s a bit more complicated than that. My ex girlfriend has had the same Hotmail account since before Microsoft bought Hotmail. People’s E-mail addresses are hard to change because of people’s address books.

By: pcolon

pcolon — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:48:19 +0000

First off by using a Microsoft “service”, you’re aiding & abetting a convicted monopolist (convicted in the USA and in EU).

Second; why would you be handing off personal information to a convicted felon?

By: Eruaran

Eruaran — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:01:10 +0000

Giving personal information to third parties without someone’s consent is indeed a violation of Australian privacy laws.

Take them to court and make them pay.