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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 (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/privacy

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

On a Windows PC, the steps include going to File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > Privacy Settings > Optional Connected Experiences and unchecking the box.

For everyone who, like me, has to use MS for business reasons.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

If you're in an organization, create a support ticket citing concerns about internal documents secrecy. They can disable it for everyone and tell Microsoft that they crossed the line.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

How delightfully convoluted