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24 Dec 2005, 4:57pm
Windows Vista will improve search functionality on a PC by letting users tag files with metadata, but those tags could cause unwanted and embarrassing information disclosure, Gartner analysts have warned.
"This opens up the possibility of the inadvertent disclosure of this metadata to other users inside and outside of your organization," Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald wrote in a research note published on Thursday.
Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/Watch+out+with+metadata+in+Vista%2C+analysts+warn/2100-1012_3-6006290.html?tag=nefd.top)
"This opens up the possibility of the inadvertent disclosure of this metadata to other users inside and outside of your organization," Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald wrote in a research note published on Thursday.
Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/Watch+out+with+metadata+in+Vista%2C+analysts+warn/2100-1012_3-6006290.html?tag=nefd.top)