Hotmail: Not Safe For Work?

silentknight writes "According to MSNBC, web-based e-mail providers such as Yahoo and Hotmail may not be a haven for your private e-mail anymore. At least not while you're at work. SpectorSoft is introducing eBlaster, which aims to "secretly forward all e-mail coming and going through such Web-based accounts to a spy's e-mail". Corporations will most likely argue that, because of sites like Internal Memos, companies need to keep a tighter grip on the information that flows in and out of their companies. But attempting to spying on private e-mail?? In the words of Homer J. Simpson: "Butt out, Buttinsky"."

eBlaster

[tuxedo-steve]

That eBlaster software seems like a totally excellent way to increase the amount of spam you receive in your inbox per day.

Thanks, SpectorSoft.com! You've made my week!

Hotmail Not Safe For Work?

[haukex]

What, really? Oh no! Someone should've told me earlier!

They're welcome...

[Zathrus]

... to read each and every one of the 300+ spam emails I get daily to my Hotmail account.

Re:To be honest

[yatest5]

Just assume that everything you do there is under surveillance

I really feel sorry for whoever has the videos of me cracking one off in the toilets then...;-)

Re:blocked at work

[Zathrus]

Sigh... freaking morons.

The previous company I worked at did this as well. Pissed the hell out of me, since I could no longer get to my email and I prefer to not give out my work email out over the net to avoid the spam.

The really idiotic think is that they blocked sites like Sneakemail [sneakemail.com] too, which is just a redirector service.

I can understand the need to block webmail sites, since there are too many idiots out there, but at least be intelligent about what gets blocked.

Re:To be honest

[Schik]

Well, you shouldn't be "cracking one off", you should be working. To compensate for your slacking off, your company will take ownership of any an all "output" you create while on the toilet.

Two Words

[Anonymous Coward]

CIA Operated.

Internal Memos Website

[irix]

Man, that site is hilarious! You can't make stuff like this up [internalmemos.com] :-)

Re:Heh

[ObviousGuy]

I'm not worried that they're keeping logs.

Meeting with my boss...

[David Wong]

"Mr. Wong, we've been monitoring your incoming hotmail and we can only assume you've spent hours of company time sending out hundreds of inquiries requesting information on how you can lengthen your penis by 3-4 inches with some kind of herbal supplement..."

Re:Hotkey sequence

[Anonymous Coward]

CTRL+ALT+DEL THEN POWER

backwards

[spoonyfork]

So, they want to read my personal email but they don't want to read my ideas on how fix some corporate IT problems?

Perhaps I should put my suggestions in personal emails sent through Yahoo!, that way they might get some attention.

Re:To be honest

[Tablizer]

(* I cant believe the hours people work. I have been a programmer for 7 years and in professional, post-college employment for 12 years, and I've NEVER worked non-compensated overtime. Not once. *)

But that's how most of us make up for the time we spend trolling around on slashdot :-)