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Comments: 4 +- UK Mobile Operator O2 Leaks MMS Photos-> on Thursday July 17 2008, @08:15PM Anonymous Hero
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Anonymous Hero writes "UK Mobile Operator O2 allows its customers to send MMS photos to email recipients by way of a web interface. The URLs published by the MMS-to-email application are not authenticated, so a simple Google search reveals hundreds if not thousands of private photos..."
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O2 customers going nuts on support forum (Score:1)
http://customerforum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5054 [o2.co.uk]
"I have reported the case to several agencies in the UK - including the ICO, Ofcom, O2 and my excellent local MP. Hopefully something will be done about this. In the mean time, please spread the news, and any advice you can offer would be excellent."
Covered in InformationWeek (Score:1)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209101313 [informationweek.com]
No response yet from O2.
changed urls (Score:1)