the names of all registered Gmail accounts are now readily available (Gmail Reveals the Name of All Users)ihatespam writes "Have you ever wanted to know the name of admin@gmail.com? Now you can. Through a bug in Google calendars the names of all registered Gmail accounts are now readily available. All you need to find out the names of any gmail address is a Google calendar account yourself. Depending on your view this ranges from a harmless "feature" to a rather serious privacy violation. According to some reports, spammers are already exploiting this "feature"/bug to send personalized spam messages." http://blog.holdenkarau.com/2008/07/gaping-whole-in-gmail-privacy.htmlthe names of all registered Gmail accounts are now readily available (Gmail Reveals the Name of All Users)ihatespam writes "Have you ever wanted to know the name of admin@gmail.com? Now you can. Through a bug in Google calendars the names of all registered Gmail accounts are now readily available. All you need to find out the names of any gmail address is a Google calendar account yourself. Depending on your view this ranges from a harmless "feature" to a rather serious privacy violation. According to some reports, spammers are already exploiting this "feature"/bug to send personalized spam messages." ( 72 ) - 17 Jul 2008, 12:22am in tech, and google |
