How to access/edit sharepoint 2010 status feed (what's happening) from APIs

Question

I'm having a tough time find the correct web service or client object model for accessing the status feed for a user. I need to access the latest update and have the ability to update it.

Also, if editing the status, how will I determine if the current user is authorized to make that edit?

Thanks for any info

Answer 1

Well, I found this class reference. That should do the trick: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee559383.aspx

Answer 2

Could you explain this a bit further...I am unable to do it.