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Jon S. von Tetzchner @jon@social.vivaldi.net
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Elkjøp, likely the largest Norwegian based electronics store, is now running ads for Copilot where they speak about how great Recall is. Likely the ad is paid for by Microsoft.

They show the picture below and they talk of how great it is that the machine remembers everything you have done with it (and has the pictures to prove it!).

I guess when you make something that most people do not want, you just push it harder.

Remember that you have a choice to move away from Big Tech.


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Quincy @quincy@chaos.social
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Geld, das an geht, ist wirklich mehr als verschenkt. Es ist verloren und die "Gegenleistung" ist eine zynische Ausnutzung und undemokratische Fremdsteuerung grundlegender Vorgänge.

Das Geld gehört in demokratisch kontrollierte, öffentliche Infrastruktur, deren stabilen Betrieb und deren Entwicklung nach demokratische ausgehandelten Vorgaben.

Die Alternative zu "Public money, public code" ist Kontrollverlust.

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earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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If you are on a Windows 11 computer, pause everything you are doing for one minute and:

Open computer settings
Click on Accessibility on the left-hand menu
Scroll down the Accessibility menu and click on the Keyboard Option
Under the "related settings" tab, click "Typing" which should have a description of "spellcheck, autocorrect, text suggestions."
Turn off the AI "correct misspelled words"
and most importantly: turn off Typing Insights.


[ID: a screenshot of the above mentioned Windows 11 settings, showing that Typing Insights is now turned off, with the following description from Microsoft: "Windows is using artificial intelligence to help you type To help you save time and type efficiently, Windows can learn to suggest words, autocorrect spelling mistakes, and interpret swiped typing. Take a look at the insights below to see up-to-the-minute stats on how Windows has learned to improve typing for you. These stats are stored only on this device and Microsoft does not collect the typing insights data." via novella-november
earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social
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Generative AI, and especially AI that is used to "personalize" and track your activity across the web and on your computer are never going to be in your best interest, it is always going to serve these companies in whatever way will line their pockets the most, and all it takes is updating their terms of service once, and then all of that data they promised they weren't collecting suddenly all belongs to them.

via novella-november





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deloco @deloco@brettspiel.space
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Also die Abkehr von ist der letzte Schubser für mich, zu versuchen die Schule zu wechseln. Ich möcht eigentlich nicht in einer Schule arbeiten, in der die Trägerin (), von einem wirklich guten auf deutschem Boden gehosteten System zu wechselt. Das stinkt so eklig nach Lobby-Arbeit... Es gäbe Quelloffene Alternativen.
Das ist einfach für mich nicht Tragbar. Ich bin Physiklehrer und suche jetzt eine Schule in der Region Hemmingen (bei Hannover), weiß jemand was?

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Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name
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Microsoft lowers AI software sales quota

Link: finance.yahoo.com/news/microso
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4

Microsoft lowers AI software sales quota as customers resist new products, The Information reports

Multiple divisions at ​Microsoft have ‌lowered sales growth ‌targets for certain artificial intelligence products after many ⁠sales ‌staff missed goals in the ‍fiscal year that ended in June, ​The Information ‌reported on Wednesday. It is rare for Microsoft to lower quotas for ⁠specific products, ​the ​report said, citing two salespeople in ‍the ⁠Azure cloud unit.

finance.yahoo.com · Yahoo Finance

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Mike Kuketz 🛡 @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
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IT-ler warnen seit Jahren: Microsoft zieht alles in Richtung totaler Abhängigkeit. Cloud-Zwang, Abo-Fallen, geschlossene Systeme – und am Ende liegen sämtliche Daten bei einem Konzern, der ständig Standards bricht und seine Kunden vor sich hertreibt. Behörden und Unternehmen? Statt konsequent Alternativen aufzubauen, biegen sie ihre Abläufe so zurecht, dass Microsofts nächste Zumutung gerade noch erträglich wirkt. In ein paar Jahren gibt es dann nur noch Cloud-only. Und dann? Dann wird wieder laut geklagt – aber echte Alternativen hat man trotzdem nicht aufgebaut. Das ist das eigentliche Versagen.

/kuk

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Wendy Hermedy @wendyhermedy@social.vivaldi.net
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If you are wondering if it is possible to use Microsoft fonts in writing documents on Linux, then: yes, you can! I have seen lots of people (including my friends) refuse to switch to Linux because they have concern about the absence of Microsoft fonts on Linux. They don't know that installing them is very easy. If you need Microsoft fonts, it's only a one line command on terminal to install.

Linux already contain fonts that mimic Microsoft fonts, which it uses when opening a document with Microsoft fonts if you don't have them installed on your system.

A screenshot of LibreOffice Writer. The document is showing a comparison between Times New Roman and Liberation Serif, which are identical. Below them, there is a comparison between Arial and Liberation Sans, which are also identical.
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petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org
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The French city of Lyon is dropping software in favor of alternatives. It doesn't want to depend on proprietary, closed-source software, and it doesn't want to depend on *American* software. It doesn't want "potential [US] governmental surveillance."
news.itsfoss.com/french-city-r

PS: It seems clear that is playing a role here. While he uses tariffs to boost American companies, he scares foreign buyers away from American companies, at least software companies that collect user data. He's creating a problem for American software. Microsoft didn't help itself on this front by giving $1 million to the Trump inauguration.

BTW, many other US closed-source software companies gave $1m to the Trump inauguration, among them Adobe, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Perplexity.

French City of Lyon Kicks Out Microsoft

Microsoft faces growing rejection in Europe whereas open source software sees growing adaption.

itsfoss.com · It's FOSS

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Autonomie und Solidarität @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu
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Nachdem die israelische Polizei neun Soldat*innen der israelischen Armee wegen Vorwürfen von schwerer Misshandlung an palästinensischen Inhaftierten im Gefangenenlager 'Sde Teiman' (wo es schon zuvor öfter zu Misshandlung und Folter an Gefangenen gekommen sein soll) in Gewahrsam genommen hat, drehen Ultranationalist*innen und andere Rechtsradikale aus der israelischen Politik und Gesellschaft durch. Eine größere Gruppe Rechtsradikaler versuchte dabei sogar eine Militärbasis zu stürmen, um die mutmaßlichen Folterer frei zu bekommen.

zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-0

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2q07k

Gefangenenlager Sde Teiman: Proteste vor Militärstützpunkt nach Festnahme von Soldaten eskalieren

Nach Vorwürfen schwerer Misshandlungen hat Israels Militär neun Soldaten festgenommen. Bewaffnete Demonstranten gegen die Maßnahme stürmten einen Militärstützpunkt.

www.zeit.de · DIE ZEIT

Autonomie und Solidarität @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu
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Recherchen des +972 Magazins zeigen, wie Amazon, Google und Microsoft dem israelischen Militär Dienstleistungen und Kapazitäten zur Verfügung stellen, um ein Massenüberwachungsprogramm und Angriffe in Gaza durchzusetzen.

'According to multiple sources, the exponential capacity of the AWS public cloud system allows the army to have “endless storage” for holding intelligence on almost “everyone” in Gaza. One source who used the cloud-based system during the current war described making “orders from Amazon” for information while carrying out their operational tasks, and working with two screens — one connected to the army’s private systems, and the other connected to AWS.

Military sources emphasized to +972 and Local Call that the scope of intelligence collected from the surveillance of all Palestinian residents of Gaza is so large that it cannot be stored on military servers alone. In particular, according to intelligence sources, much more extensive storage capabilities and processing power were needed to keep billions of audio files (as opposed to just textual information or metadata), which compelled the army to turn to the cloud services offered by tech companies.'

972mag.com/cloud-israeli-army-

‘Order from Amazon’: Tech giants storing mass data for Israel’s war

The Israeli army is using Amazon’s cloud service and AI from Google and Microsoft for military activities in Gaza, investigation reveals.

www.972mag.com · +972 Magazine

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Stefano Marinelli @stefano@bsd.cafe
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As expected, on some well known news sites my latest blog post also drew some interesting comments, offering a few things to think about. On average, the readers who replied see "Linux" as the opposite of macOS or Windows, basically an anti something. Not because of its strengths, but because of the flaws they associate with its "competitors". They also focus entirely on the desktop world, which I can understand.

Many of them also confuse popularity with quality. The fact that other operating systems such as the BSDs or illumos are less widespread leads them to assume they are less "interesting". That is an ideological contradiction, because by the same logic Windows and macOS would be far superior to everything else simply because they dominate an enormous share of desktop systems.

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GENKI @nibushibu@vivaldi.net
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ブラックフライデーでお得なのはいいんだけど、そこまでして Adobe と Microsoft いらないんだよな…。仕事でどうしても必要なときに1ヶ月契約すれば十分。

GENKI @nibushibu@vivaldi.net
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は先日の大きめ障害の原因も公表しないし、 はもなんか問題あるっぽいし、セール価格とはいえそれに〇万円も払って「お得」と感じるセンスが自分に無さすぎる

Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken - Neowin
neowin.net/news/microsoft-fina

Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 Shell and every associated core feature and element are actually broken, and have been like this for many months.

www.neowin.net · Neowin

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A Sweet Gentleman @aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social
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EDIT:it was a misreading around a recent change & the original article was updated. Gmail's not reading your emails (yet?)

"Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out"

And that means if you don't use Gmail but you write to a Gmail address your email will be used if the person didn't opt out.

malwarebytes.com/blog/news/202

[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"

Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.

www.malwarebytes.com · Malwarebytes

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Mike Kuketz 🛡 @kuketzblog@social.tchncs.de
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Hessen gibt Microsoft 365 grünes Licht – ohne technische Prüfung. Ein Kommentar über fehlende Kontrolle, Souveränitätsrisiken und fragwürdige Aufsicht. 👇

kuketz-blog.de/kommentar-papie

Kommentar: Papier statt Kontrolle – Microsoft 365 erhält in Hessen grünes Licht, weil die Aufsicht überfordert ist

Hessen gibt Microsoft 365 grünes Licht – ohne technische Prüfung. Ein Kommentar über fehlende Kontrolle, Souveränitätsrisiken und fragwürdige Aufsicht.

www.kuketz-blog.de

Link author: Mike Kuketz :mastodon:@kuketz@social.tchncs.de

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Stefan 'lerothas' D. :v_gay2: @lerothas@tech.lgbt
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> Technisch untersucht habe seine Behörde die einzelnen Dienste von nicht, ergänzte Roßnagel. "Dazu sind wir personell überhaupt nicht in der Lage, aber wir haben die Grundsatzfragen des .es zufriedenstellend gelöst."

Liest sich sehr überzeugend. Schlage ich beim demnächst auch vor: "Wir unterhalten uns kurz, aber sie prüfen technisch nicht. Okay?"

Das ist einfach nur blanker Unsinn, der da verzapft wird. V.a. im Hinblick auf:

> In einer Anhörung musste der Chefjustiziar von Microsoft France zugeben: Es gibt keine Garantie, dass -Daten vor einer Übermittlung in die sicher sind.

Quelle:
1 heise.de/news/Gruenes-Licht-fu
2 heise.de/news/Nicht-souveraen-

Microsoft 365 in Hessen: Grünes Licht ohne technische Untersuchung

Microsoft 365 kann laut hessischem Datenschutzbeauftragten datenschutzkonform eingesetzt werden – unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen.

www.heise.de · heise online

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adlerweb // BitBastelei @adlerweb@social.adlerweb.info
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*kopfschüttel* Der Hessische Datenschutzbeauftragte meint, MS365 könne datenschutzkonform genutzt werden. Unter anderem wegen der Nebelkerze, dass die Daten ja in der EU lägen. Und "MS hat sich im DPA verpflichtet, die Vorgaben der DS-GVO ohne Abstriche einzuhalten." Dass das nach CLOUD-Act gar nicht möglich ist - who cares. Auch nach EU-Recht eher fragliche Accountsperren für Behörden und Organisationen werden offenbar komplett wegignoriert.

datenschutz.hessen.de/presse/h

HBDI: Microsoft 365 kann datenschutzkonform genutzt werden

Microsoft und Verantwortliche können zusammen datenschutzgerechte Bedingungen zur Nutzung von Microsoft 365 schaffen.

datenschutz.hessen.de · datenschutz.hessen.de

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Damny :mastodon: @Damny@mastodon.nudecri.unicamp.br
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Muito feliz porque hoje saiu o estudo que fiz para o Instituto de Defesa de Consumidores (IDEC), sobre os e os impactos e na . No estudo analisei casos onde grandes players da indústria (, , ), empresas emergentes nesta indústria, como a TikTok, entre outras, vem afetando comunidades inteiras na região (Chile, Uruguai, México e ) pela implantação das grandes infraestruturas dos data centers e sua demanda intensiva de água, terra, e energia. Identifiquei que o comportamento da indústria possui caraterísticas próprias do que vem sendo chamado de de . Nos casos estudados, vimos a resistência das comunidades contra estas grandes empresas que vem se aproveitando de leis e políticas laxas de regulação ambiental da indústria para se apropriar de terra, água e energia, trazendo com isso impactos negativos nos ecossistemas, biodiversidade e qualidade do ar, assim como também, um aumento no custo da energia e perda de acesso à água, entre outros aspectos problemáticos.
Também analisei as políticas de atração da indústria impulsionadas pelo governo federal e estadual e os pontos problemáticos da mesma, em contraste com a ausência de dispositivos e políticas de regulação da indústria. Finalmente levantamos 15 pontos com recomendações para evitar que o Brasil vire quintal de data center e estabeleça políticas públicas e medidas de cuidado da nossa e da natureza.

Leia e descarregue o estudo aqui: idec.org.br/pdf/idec_estudo-na

Veja a live na Câmara de Deputados sobre a Formação relacionada ao tema e o lançamento do relatório: youtube.com/live/nzNihpbm4z0

Arte com o seguinte texto em destaque: "Não somos quintal de data centers: um estudo sobre os impactos socioambientais e climáticos dos data centers na América Latina". Abaixo do texto há uma ilustração de uma pessoa tentando segurar uma parede sendo empurrada por uma grande infraestrutura com aparência de monstro.
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