[SLE] [7]"Microsoft Word 'bug' enables Web tracking"
Ohh, shit! [7]"Microsoft Word 'bug' enables Web tracking" Privacy experts are worried that a hidden aspect of Microsoft Word could enable document authors to monitor the travels of their files through cyberspace. There's no evidence of anyone taking advantage of the bug, which is an "unintended consequence of the merging of the Internet with desktop applications," according to the Privacy Foundation. SOURCE: TechWeb News http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000830S0016 Stefano -- Stefano Papini, Dr. Eng. Senior Consultant GPLV Partners S.p.A. Piazza Cavour, 3 (V piano) 20121 Milano - Italy Tel. +39-02-6556731 Fax +39-02-63618532 mailto:stefano.papini@gplvpartners.com Web: http://www.gplvpartners.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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