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Microsoft's privacy and surveillance policy micro-site has been hacked to promote gambling sites. The Digital Constitution site – launched two years ago in the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks – offers a platform for Microsoft's stance on privacy issues and government surveillance. But, earlier this week the site was modified …

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  1. dogged
    Facepalm

    wordpress....

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Facepalm

      Any website running on unpatched software.

      TFTFY

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    2. Anonymous Coward
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      Anonymous Coward

      Hmm on par or worse than the phrase "Synergy" from the Dilbert cartoons

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      1. Destroy All Monsters Silver badge
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        Could have been worse. Could have been SharePoint.

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  2. RyokuMas
    FAIL

    sadtrombone.com

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  3. Fehu
    Windows

    SharePunt?

    Hard and fast rule: anything that's marketed as being pretty good at doing everything probably isn't very good at doing anything.

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  4. Mark 85
    Pirate

    There's something karmalike in this....

    Their privacy site being subverted by gambling sites. Is it that MS products are a gamble or their privacy policy is? Or maybe both?

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  5. Anonymous Coward
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    MS privacy policy website hacked...?

    I'm just surprised that anyone surfed there to notice.

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    1. Hans 1
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      Re: MS privacy policy website hacked...?

      Apparently, since the site contained keywords for gambling, I assume that gamblers ended up on there and noticed....

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