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Valentijn Sessink

@remixtures What, exactly, isn't clear to people about "to improve Microsoft products and services, you grant to Microsoft a worldwide and royalty-free intellectual property license to use Your Content".
microsoft.com/en/servicesagree

It's there. It's always been there. And no, you can't "turn it off".

"If you are a writer"? NO ONE should be using software with such an awkward clause in its license.

Like a landlord that comes to snoop in your stuff "to improve our housing facilities". Come on.

23 Nov 2024 at 16:25 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.nl
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Matthew Merkovich - Masto SJW
Michael Reeder LCPC

@MattMerk @valentyn @remixtures

So here is a conundrum for you. Yes, I already know the answer is use Linux and Libreoffice:

Say you are a healthcare provider. Say you have a HIPAA BAA subcontractor agreement with Microsoft (medical privacy agreement) that Microsoft will keep all medical data private. But then, these AI practices and contractual provisions also exist.

Gee, I wonder which set of legal agreements will prevail?

24 Nov 2024 at 7:23 | Open on med-mastodon.com
Georgiana Brummell
@valentyn @remixtures So if I use Wordpad or Notepad, and save things exclusively to my computer and thumb drive, can they literally read the files on my computer? Does it matter what version of Windows I use? I have XP, 7, and 11. I recently read about telemetry, etc. being included in 7, but I can't imagine they could do this with XP. What if I use something like Jarte, or Notepad 2, which aren't made by Microsoft?
24 Nov 2024 at 8:00 | Open on friendica.world
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