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To: thecow who started this subject2/9/2002 11:11:02 AM
From: Stang  Read Replies (1) of 110653
 
Microsoft works to fix MSN privacy flaw

By Robert Lemos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
February 8, 2002, 1:45 PM PT

Microsoft is putting the final touches on a patch to limit an MSN Messenger feature that allowed any Web site to grab a visitor's IM nickname and buddy list.
While representatives for the Microsoft Network have said no customers have fallen prey to the potential privacy problem, the group plans to release early next week an updated version of MSN Messenger that fixes the problem.

"In order to implement the fix, customers will have to upgrade to the next version of MSN messenger," a representative for the software behemoth said on Friday.

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