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Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by edgyquant »

hospitalJail wrote: post #114
IgorPartola wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reminder that MS owns GitHub, LinkedIn, and Mojang.

>Mojang The real danger. (almost unironically though) I can switch OS, Office is almost obsolete with google + free stuff, their browser/software is terrible and never used, Github(yikes, well, git works..), LinkedIn(and nothing of value was lost). So we really are at the whim of M$ when it comes to Github and Minecraft. Scary. But hey, I used to be obsessed with Nintendo games, and now people have Zelda clones so I…

There are no “Zelda clones” of compatible quality and intrigue.

Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by graypegg »

eulers_secret wrote: post #128
hot_gril wrote: post #67

I installed Windows 10 (not even 11!) recently on a random laptop and was appalled by the amount of BS in the initial setup process. Forced me to make a Microsoft online account seemingly with remote access to my PC, tried to sign me up for several different free trials, then tried multiple times to push me to Edge instead of Chrome. The UI has new crap like the Bing search on the taskbar and in the center of the des…

I literally reinstalled win10 yesterday and you’re right on. I couldn’t even install due to “a media driver your computer needs is missing” with no further info and no workaround. This was after mbr2gpt.exe failed and gave no information on why and every online resource was SEO crap without any info on fixing it. I eventually used Ventoy, it works on Linux and solved my problems immediately. It also forces the win in…

> A media driver your computer needs is missing

Oh how I remember the days of installing proprietary media codecs on Ubunt-… oh wait we’re talking about Windows? In 2023?

Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by aceazzameen »

SoftTalker wrote: post #61
_-____-_ wrote: post #36

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Firefox with uBlock Origin and various about:config flags disabling telemetry, autocomplete, etc.

You're putting a lot of faith in uBlock Origin though. You have to grant it full permissions when you install it. Not at all saying that uBlock Origin is doing anything nefarious, but it certainly could .

I mean, anything you install on your hardware can do something nefarious. Edge is built into Windows, so who knows how deep its permissions can go.

Luckily uBlock Origin is open source and viewable on github, and isn't driven by greed. So I trust it more than Microsoft or any big tech company.

Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by highwaylights »

hospitalJail wrote: post #114
IgorPartola wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reminder that MS owns GitHub, LinkedIn, and Mojang.

>Mojang The real danger. (almost unironically though) I can switch OS, Office is almost obsolete with google + free stuff, their browser/software is terrible and never used, Github(yikes, well, git works..), LinkedIn(and nothing of value was lost). So we really are at the whim of M$ when it comes to Github and Minecraft. Scary. But hey, I used to be obsessed with Nintendo games, and now people have Zelda clones so I…

> Zelda clones so I don’t don’t need to pay games that are graded on the Nintendo Curve.

Huh?

Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by bborud »

hot_gril wrote: post #67

I installed Windows 10 (not even 11!) recently on a random laptop and was appalled by the amount of BS in the initial setup process. Forced me to make a Microsoft online account seemingly with remote access to my PC, tried to sign me up for several different free trials, then tried multiple times to push me to Edge instead of Chrome. The UI has new crap like the Bing search on the taskbar and in the center of the des…

I bought a cheap laptop to run some industrial automation software and i was shocked at how bad Windows still is. I used to dislike Windows for being slow, stupid and buggy. Instead of addressing quality they just make the OS more creepy.

Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by slaymaker1907 »

hot_gril wrote: post #67

I installed Windows 10 (not even 11!) recently on a random laptop and was appalled by the amount of BS in the initial setup process. Forced me to make a Microsoft online account seemingly with remote access to my PC, tried to sign me up for several different free trials, then tried multiple times to push me to Edge instead of Chrome. The UI has new crap like the Bing search on the taskbar and in the center of the des…

You can use a local account, but it’s really hidden away (you have to use command prompt at setup time). I had to do this because my WiFi requires a browser to setup and my Ethernet had missing drivers.

Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by msla »

Drunk_Engineer wrote: post #45
crazygringo wrote: post #4

This is just bananas to me that a browser would perform "super resolution" at all, much less by default . Couldn't this wreak havoc on doing things like viewing medical images, inserting false detail that isn't there? As well as on text in images, e.g. inventing a cleanly readable but hallucinated license plate number on a car, or financial figure, where the original is blurry? Not only does this seem like a terribly…

Sending medical images to Microsoft seems like a major HIPAA violation.

Don't worry: If this all breaks, the fines levied on Microsoft won't be anywhere near their profits.

Re: Edge sends images you view online to Microsoft

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Post by lwn »

freediver wrote: post #37
reaperducer wrote: post #23

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Which one is the browser that i can pay for and keep my privacy, then? Safari?

Orion browser by Kagi is a browser you can pay for. Another one I know of is SigmaOS. Both are Mac only, not sure about the state of things on other platforms.

Orion Browser is free. Payments are possible by donating or subscribing to either Orion+ or Kagi Search.
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