[OS:N:] Private data hidden in Microsoft files?

["M. Fioretti" <m.fioretti@inwind.it>]

Hello,

Some years ago Microsoft Word had a Save mode which would merrily put
in your .doc file whatever was lying around in RAM in that moment:
your financial statements, pieces of other confidential email or
files, whatever. All was in plain view with an hex editor.

The problem was partially fixed by an italian mailing list some days
ago posted a link saying that some American/British politicians had
been found to lie about something (Iraq?) because they had released .doc
files containing pieces of text they supposedly did not know.

Do you have pointers in english about this? In general, do you have
URLS which I can quote where it is said for certain that this problem
still exists in the current versions of word?

I need certain information for a report I'm writing, which may be even
published: hence, I need to check something like this ten or more
times, to avoid troubles.

TIA,
	Marco Fioretti

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Marco Fioretti                 m.fioretti, at the server inwind.it
Red Hat for low memory         http://www.rule-project.org/en/

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