Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service - gHacks Tech News
www.ghacks.netProton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is a privacy nightmare for users, as the app shares the data with advertisers.
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Not only that, but sending usernames and passwords in plaintext allows for MITM attacks.
I think outlook iOS has been storing credentials on server since day one, even before it was acquired by Microsoft. I’m not sure what the new outlook app means.
I expect what they mean is that the credentials are encrypted only in transit
Isn’t MS on the government shit list right now over security missteps that led to the breach of gov officials?
Not sure what difference that makes since the military uses the MS office suite for everything