a limited number of instances
Those are the key words. Its not blown out of proportion, just an incident happened. You can find this in almost any company, and Microsoft will just contact those users and ask them to keep information confidential. Its part of the privacy policy, and every company has one.
Microsoft probes possible privacy snafu
Summary
Microsoft is looking into reports that some Windows Live customers may have gotten access to other users' information.
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Microsoft is looking into reports that some Windows Live customers may have gotten access to other users' information.
"Microsoft is investigating reports of a limited number of instances in which Windows Live customers may have access to other customers' accounts when accessing their account through mobile Web browser," the company said in a statement Tuesday. "Microsoft takes customers' privacy seriously, and immediately upon learning of these reports, we started an investigation."
The Microsoft Live sign-in was unavailable for about an hour Tuesday. No word if the two incidences are related.
The company added that it "will take appropriate action once we have completed the investigation."
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Loverock Davidson17th Feb 2010 -
Glad I Dont Use Any Of That Crap
Give me WIRED and SECURE logins only and even then I dont feel 100% safe.
VoiceOfLogic19th Feb 2010
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