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lemme in to Privacy@programming.dev • 8 months ago

Microsoft Word and Excel AI data scraping slyly switched to opt-in by default — the opt-out toggle is not that easy to find

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Microsoft Word and Excel AI data scraping slyly switched to opt-in by default — the opt-out toggle is not that easy to find

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lemme in to Privacy@programming.dev • 8 months ago
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Opting out requires a lengthy excursion through Microsoft's Trust Center.
  • @con_fig@programming.dev
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    8•7 months ago

    Well I just checked my settings and it was enabled and I’m in the EU. Analytics was disabled but this special content scraper thingy was enabled.

    • @TheSealStartedIt@lemmy.world
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      8•7 months ago

      Wow, if that’s true, I hope the EU imposes significant fines, and not in two years…

      • @brb@sh.itjust.works
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        3•7 months ago

        Can confirm. These fuckers are gonna slapped with the mother of all fines

        • @far_university190@feddit.org
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          2•7 months ago

          EU: best can do is 0.5% of global revenue

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