HTTP:: Windows Live Messenger Spim Leads to Lawsuit
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In a move designed to stop the contributors to the process of undermining the security and privacy of Windows Live users, Microsoft announced that it had debuted legal action against Funmobile Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company led by Christian Heilesen and Henrick Heilesen. The civil lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle was catalyzed by the alleged spimming practices employed by Funmobile. Microsoft indicated that, starting with March 2009, Funmobile had sent instant messaging spam (“spimâ€) to thousands of Windows Live Messenger users. The lawsuit “alleges Funmobile Ltd. has conducted a significant campaign to undermine the privacy of Windows Live Messenger customer accounts and to “spim†our customers’ contacts. We originally filed the case in June as a “John Doe†complaint that did not identify specific defendants. As part of today’s action, we are asking the court to grant an injunction to help stop this activity immediately to protect!
our customers. We are also seeking to recover monetary damages,†revealed Tim Cranton, associate general counsel, Internet Safety Enforcement. In the filing the Redmond company considers the actions of Funmobile as having affected it adversely and is looking for injunctive relief, statutory dam...
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