Yahoo - MessageMedia Adds Secure Messaging Capabilities to Service Offerings http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000724/co_message.html The article contains a common misconception and a product flaw if it the description is correct: In a MessageMedia secure messaging application, the recipient receives a ``package notification.'' To view the secure message, he then launches a web page and uses a dynamically assigned personal identification number (PIN) to access the information. Data cannot be copied from the secure window, although the message can be archived for later viewing or can be automatically deleted after a set amount of time has elapsed. Of course, any data that can be seen can be copied -- by hand, by screen grab, by video memory scan, by a virus, by a trojan horse that mirrors your screen, etc. To say otherwise is misleading and a security risk. Not much future there. Cheers, Ed Gerck
