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lemme in to Privacy@programming.dev • 7 months ago

The Bing Wallpaper app may decrypt, read your cookies

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Microsoft free tool snooping on users? Surely not!
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    13•7 months ago

    does any antivirus software report it?

    I guess not, and it shows once again, that they are literally useless resource hogs

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      7 months ago

      From the article:

      ESET already considers it a potentially unwanted program

      From there, that categorization means:

      A potentially unwanted application (PUA) is a program that contains adware, installs toolbars, or has other unclear objectives. There are some situations where a user may feel that the benefits of a potentially unwanted application outweigh the risks.

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