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Microsoft is phoning home the content of PowerPoint slides

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Re: Microsoft is phoning home the content of PowerPoint slides

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Post by Izmaki »

cm42 wrote: post #3

"Informed Consent is just a theory. Besides [other app] already spies on you so who cares? Whaddareya doing in PowerPoint that's so sekret?"

"I have nothing to hide so why should I care?" is the worst, misinformed argument in the history of mankind.

Re: Microsoft is phoning home the content of PowerPoint slides

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Post by mtgx »

cm42 wrote: post #3

"Informed Consent is just a theory. Besides [other app] already spies on you so who cares? Whaddareya doing in PowerPoint that's so sekret?"

I know it's sarcasm, but you don't have to have "big secrets" in order to want privacy. Everyone knows what you're doing in the restroom, doesn't mean you're ok to going to a see-through public restroom.

Re: Microsoft is phoning home the content of PowerPoint slides

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Post by deafpolygon »

tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #4
deafpolygon wrote: post #2

You did consent to it, in the fine print. Unfortunately.

Which is why GDPR has the concept of "informed consent", which is a fancy way of saying "consent hidden in the fine print doesn't count".

When installing office, you are told in the fine print to go read: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement ... it counts. The verbiage in there is quite disturbing.

Re: Microsoft is phoning home the content of PowerPoint slides

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Post by dhruvdh »

PowerPoint has a feature where it uses machine learning to suggest layout and design changes for your content. This feature most likely can be turned off, but of course it needs some data on what's on your slide to suggest changes.

I hope this submission is flagged and removed. Just because you don't like Microsoft doesn't mean such misrepresentation is okay.

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