TechnologyEnglish • 7 months ago

Microsoft lays hands on login data: Beware of the new Outlook

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Microsoft lays hands on login data: Beware of the new Outlook

TechnologyEnglish • 7 months ago

The free new Outlook replaces Mail in Windows, and later also the classic Outlook. It sends secret credentials to Microsoft servers.

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9•7 months ago
The Android app has done this for years too.

After connecting my (non Microsoft) email account to the Outlook Android app I noticed the login location was geolocated in the USA… I live in Australia.

Unfortunately there’s no way to turn it off.

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