tiger2k Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 lately i have been getting lots of spam on my hotmail account ( which i regreted signed up for it) i found some information on why, i don't know if it has been talked about before but here it is Q - I tuned in and did not hear the full discussion about hotmail. I caught the end of it where you were telling hotmail users to log on today and take care of it. What is it I need to take care of? - Lisa A - For those of you who don't follow my every media move (and why the heck don't you?), Lisa is talking about either the radio show I do (Sound Bytes, Saturdays at 12:20 PM on WHAM 1180 here in Rochester) (so far), or 756-TALK on Time Warner cable's R News every Friday at 7 PM, also here in Rochester. We talked about Microsoft pulling a Yahoo! A few months ago, Yahoo! changed their privacy policy. Anyone who had a Yahoo! Instant Messenger account received (or at least should have received) notice that they were going to start releasing names, addresses, email addresses, etc. to whomever asked for them. This last week, Microsoft changed their privacy policy regarding Hotmail accounts. They, too, decided that they would release all your private information to whomever asked for it. They did this, as did Yahoo! (doesn't anyone at Microsoft ever have an original thought?), by simply adding a few check boxes to your profile: Share my e-mail address. Share my first and last names. Share my other registration information. Of course, just as Yahoo! did, Microsoft thoughtfully pre-checked them for you (to save you the trouble of having to give them permission to blab your personal information to everybody on earth). If you would rather keep your private information... well... private, you need to log on to your Hotmail account, click on Options, then click on "Personal Profile." From here, you can set your own privacy options. Although I am often accused (usually by Microsoft) of having an anti-Microsoft bias, I haven't really said a bad thing about them in a very long time. But I cannot resist taking just a moment here to point out that this arbitrary, unilateral decision to share your private information with the entire world has been perpetrated by the same company that is currently spending millions of dollars to convince you that they are the most trustworthy company on earth; that security is Job One; and that you should trust them with your most private and personal data. Heh. And let me also point out that I, at least, did not get any sort of notice from Microsoft for any of my Hotmail accounts. Not a one. Did any of you? got the info from www.freedomlist.com EDIT (spyder) - ok I actually didn't edit anything, but since it says I edited it now, I thought I'd explain. I meant to quote you and reply, but I clicked edit by accident. oops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted May 31, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2002 hotmail = gay and dont use anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger2k Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 i have another e-mail account that is not with hotmail, but since there are some people that still e-mail me to hotmail, i can't cancel it yet. :old: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimatrixzer0 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 hotmail actually = porn everyone i know who's side up for hotmail gets flooded with porn. which is why if you didn't while you were signing up to make sure you're unlisted in their public data thingy or whatever. I just remember there was some box you could uncheck so you wouldn't be list on their search or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duntez Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 yeah i thinks its the option not to be listed in members directory go to options/members directory and uncheck it :rambo: :ponder: i think thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Originally posted by duntez yeah i thinks its the option not to be listed in members directory go to options/members directory and uncheck it :rambo: :ponder: i think thats it i'm not listed in it and i get like 50 spam mails a day! :( lol one day i went through each one and unsubscribed form each one... and i still get them :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intensityx Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Hmm...Ive been using hotmail for a long time and I don't have that problem and i have two accounts. Maybe you guys shouldn't be giving your address out to everyone and their mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted May 31, 2002 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2002 Originally posted by tiger2k lately i have been getting lots of spam on my hotmail account ( which i regreted signed up for it) i found some information on why, i don't know if it has been talked about before but here it is got the info from www.freedomlist.com EDIT (spyder) - ok I actually didn't edit anything, but since it says I edited it now, I thought I'd explain. I meant to quote you and reply, but I clicked edit by accident. oops... *sigh* this is what I meant to do in the first place. Thanks! I wasn't aware of this... i just unchecked them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeon Inc. Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 aww i like hotmail...aww im all weak in the posting...:s :dead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Moved to Internet Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypercube Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 There is a nice function called block...:) , I have my account with MSN internet :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanAlex Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 I Use hotmail for about a year, I only give the address to business contacts. I never use it in any kind of forms in the intenet or anything...Strickly business....And still I get 6 to 8 spam mails a day.....And the block thing is uselless. I Thinking of dumping hotmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted June 1, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 1, 2002 I use Hotmail for a long time already.....mainly because of MSN Messenger integration. I hate the warning of low space or if my inbox exceeded the size of 2 meg. Too greedy they are! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger2k Posted June 1, 2002 Author Share Posted June 1, 2002 the block options in hotmail su dam hotmail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr33k Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 one day I opened up one of my hotmail boxes and there was 920 emails in there :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dismuter Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 These Hotmail guys are f***ing b******s !!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: I signed up for an email address on Hotmail and then I waited to see if I would get spam. I never ever gave it to anyone, and after a week, I was getting spam everyday and now I get like 20-30 messages a day. All about accepted credits, home loans, porn, and so on!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren (Killshot) Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 its not just hotmail, its what ever you sign up 4 as well, websites, forums etc, or mallicious sites that read yer msn contact list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypercube Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Its the whole passport/.net deal that microsoft is up to :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted June 2, 2002 Share Posted June 2, 2002 I just deal with it if it get's tobad I just get a new address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CohenT Posted June 2, 2002 Share Posted June 2, 2002 I always give my hotmail address out instead of my aol email, and i never get spam and i use it for all the free giveaways and to register stuff. YAHOO is 100% spam tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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