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lemme in@lemm.ee to Privacy · 1 year 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@lemm.ee to Privacy · 1 year ago
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Opting out requires a lengthy excursion through Microsoft's Trust Center.
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    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.

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

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

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          EU: best can do is 0.5% of global revenue

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