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Dave
Posted on Tuesday, March 6, 2001 - 10:30 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Just an FYI to those concerned with online privacy:

http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2001/03/05/hotmail/index.html

Essentially, MSN is publishing all user information on their Infospace web site, which can then be used by advertisers. The only way to stop this is to check the "opt out" box on Hotmail. Evidently, many have not done this.

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