If you use Microsoft office for work stuff, how do they get away with this? I get that they can violate your rights as an individual because fuck the consumer you peons don’t get representation from your government representatives, but when you’re working for some other company which has its own ton of lawyers and you use this product, how is Microsoft not getting their shit sued out of them?
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That can be controlled by group policy for corporate installations
It's manageable through GPO and off by default in Enterprise and Education like the other unconscionable shit I guess.
Or maybe the guys in the company doing the gpo's need to update their certification so they learn this shit....
Just guessing, I'm a Linux guy in a Linux company. Maybe the way I worded the comment was disingenuous, but when Microsoft is so unethical I am using the "to quoque" logical fallacy to justify it
I find this kind of thing particularly questionable because I like many people am often dealing with documents and text which I do not have the right to share with anybody even if I wanted to.
I am sure all the financial institutions and medical organizations are verrrrrry thrilled about this.
I'm sure it's disabled at hospitals by default to prevent exporting protected patient information. Right?
Why not call spade a spade. It is Piracy setting not Privacy setting. How come when big corporations pirate it is called AI training whereas for us it is stealing.
Because they own the lawmakers.
They'll just turn it back on with an update in a couple weeks.
only microsoft would nest "Trust Center Settings" in the "Options -> Trust Center" panel. or even worse, put "Privacy Settings" as a sub-menu of "Privacy Options".
It also breaks a ton of non related features if you turn it off
Hey Copilot, remove everything related to Microsoft Edge.
Ok. Removing Everything.
screen goes black
Screen goes black
Apartment starts shaking
Void starts forming and devouring everything
Entire universe is deleted from existence
"It was all Microsoft Edge?"
"Always has been."
You know I can't let you do that, Dave
Only a multi-billion dollar company can provide this kind of service. Incredible. /s
So, if it's on by default and then you turn it off, do they delete all the data they stole from you while you were trying to get to the setting?
No, but they'll turn it ON again with next update...
Hahaha. "Off."
Just click this setting! ... at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.'
Why would you pay this much money to be treated this badly?
It's not JUST that. I've had to disable it in the past for something, can't remember what. Something had broken. But that's why it's not called AI services.
Why they don't separate it into different options I don't know. Or rather it's obvious.
Why they don't separate it into different options I don't know.
Because they don't want you turning it off. I seriously doubt they'll actually let you turn it off.
There was literally a movie about this, the evil corp resembled Microsoft, right down to a Bill Gates lookalike CEO. Miguel de Icasa was in it with Ryan Phillips
Antitrust (2001) staring Ryan Phillippe
Phillippe.
I swear I can raad
It was an accurate spelling for pronunciation at least!
I literally went and watched the trailer and saw the mistake and still completely dyslexiaed it up
Unlikely it's for AI training, where are they getting that from?
Does this also apply on Word/Excel on macOS?
Go check and let us know!
I hope it doesn't\won't need Pro version or\and Admin account.