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  Tip: Reduce MSN Spam  
 
 

If you use Hotmail or you've used Microsoft Passport, Microsoft may have exposed you to a ton of spam. Some time in the last few months, Passport added the new information sharing options:

  • Share my e-mail address
  • Share my other registration information

When it created these options, Microsoft automatically checked these boxes for you if you already had a Hotmail/Passport.

To see if they are checked for you:

  • Go to Hotmail.
  • Log in.
  • Click Options (to the right of the Address Book tab).
  • Click Personal Profile (in the upper left corner).
  • Look at the bottom for the new options.

If you don't want to share this information, uncheck the boxes and click the Update button.

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