[Random-bits] Privacy Foundation: Microsoft Word Documents, Among Others, Can Be "Bugged,"

[James Love]

I saw a note about this on Declan's list. Jamie


http://www.privacyfoundation.org/story2.html

Microsoft Word Documents, Among Others, Can Be "Bugged," According to
New Research From the Privacy Foundation 

The Previously Undocumented Feature Can Allow the Surreptitious Tracking
of Computer Files on the Internet

DENVER - 8/30/00 - Readers of email document attachments beware: the
author of a computer file may be able to track the
path of the file to your computer and others through the use of "Web
bugs," the Privacy Foundation reported today.

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