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MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by Tangurena2 »

archerx wrote: post #303
Terr_ wrote: post #129

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> a unique identifier into every image you create Printing (even text) is also a risk: It's very likely your printer is secretly adding marks to the page that contain its serial number and the current timestamp. [0] Meanwhile Microsoft (and Apple) have "telemetry" harvesting those serial numbers of all internal and external devices you've ever had connected or reachable. Then they link them to your MS/Apple account,…

So what you're saying is we should use linux?

Until it gets outlawed for not telling websites what age you are.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by Tangurena2 »

voakbasda wrote: post #323
Terr_ wrote: post #247

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I had assumed parent-poster was making a sincere but humorous point, as opposed to sarcastically dismissing the risks of a change in management, but I suppose it's ambiguous.

Good satire is often indistinguishable from fundamentalism.

Also known as Poe's Law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by Tangurena2 »

qurren wrote: post #46
cuu508 wrote: post #39

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> Make sure you register mailing addresses with your credit card institutions Sorry for a dumb question but what would one use as a mailing address? Rent a PO box, or use a mail forwarding service, something like that?

Any of a number of virtual mailbox services which can receive mail for you, e.g. anytimemailbox.com but there are several. You can either pick up in person, or they offer services like mail forwarding, opening and scanning, etc. Besides privacy against leaking your sleeping-address to businesses, they're also convenient for avoiding package theft if that's a problem in your area, and receiving/forwarding mail if you…

> Because these businesses have to register as CMRAs and you have to sign a notarized form for them to legally receive mail for you, some services will still detect it and not let you use the address

That's exposed in the USPS API for address validation. Which the USPS is starting to charge for access. Everyone doing address validation in the US eventually uses that service (sometimes through a go-between).

https://developers.usps.com/addressesv3

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by bdhdhduuyd »

realo wrote: post #386
mg794613 wrote: post #321

My goodness, this has nothing to do with AI problems. I don't understand that people still buy an OS from a company that actively hates it's customers. The amount of things they pull should not even be succesful on a OS you get paid FOR to use.

Its not that it hates its customers , as much as it it a USA-based company that is run under the rules made by the administration. Not that much different from running Red Star OS from North Korea, actually.

Well I will never ever buy something from Microsoft again because they do hate their customers.

I own an Xbox with an family account. Microsoft's account management is terrible. Their customer support is terrible (computer says no). Never again.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by NewLogic »

realo wrote: post #386
mg794613 wrote: post #321

My goodness, this has nothing to do with AI problems. I don't understand that people still buy an OS from a company that actively hates it's customers. The amount of things they pull should not even be succesful on a OS you get paid FOR to use.

Its not that it hates its customers , as much as it it a USA-based company that is run under the rules made by the administration. Not that much different from running Red Star OS from North Korea, actually.

Exactly it is a legal requirement from lawmakers who either don't care or understand privacy implications to implement provenance metadata. California's act came into effect August 1 https://sd13.senate.ca.gov/news/press-release/august-3-2026/...

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by bdavbdav »

s3p wrote: post #352
mg794613 wrote: post #321

My goodness, this has nothing to do with AI problems. I don't understand that people still buy an OS from a company that actively hates it's customers. The amount of things they pull should not even be succesful on a OS you get paid FOR to use.

This is a pretty privileged take, isn't it? What's the alternative? What if you work at literally any Fortune 500 company?

If you work at a company and it's a company device, then its not your privacy to worry about - you don't use your work device for personal matters, and the concerns are someone elses.

IBM, SAP, Capital One, GE, Cisco, Intel, Deloitte offer a Mac/Windows choice program. Better than just one choice, and arguably a bit better of a privacy record than MS (especially of late)

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by 4ggr0 »

adventured wrote: post #159
matheusmoreira wrote: post #156

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> Some say "i do nothing illegal" "have nothing to hide". I hate how pervasive this argument is. I'm so tired. Sometimes I wish they'd get the total panopticon they want so much. I'm sure the government will be able to find some crimes to hang them with.

The best response is always: "That's not up to you." When people claim they have nothing to hide, always point out that's not up to their determination. That freaks them out, it disarms their shrink-from-confrontation move. And you can point it out super fast, in a plain six word statement. No need to launch into a deep discussion unless prompted. Alternatively, simply respond with: yes you do. When they reply: "what…

I always say, "okay, unlock your phone and give it to me for 30 minutes". of course they refuse. "so you don't give your phone to a friend for half an hour, but it's fine if the government and intelligence agencies spy on you 24/7?"

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by throw101010 »

inigyou wrote: post #356
travoc wrote: post #239

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It automatically saves and reopens whatever you previously pasted in there. Quite a shock the first few times it happens. It's not a safe temporary holding area anymore.

Someone got their use of child porn leaked this way. They opened notepad on a twitch stream and a bunch of CP links came up. I don't remember who it was.

Lacari: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/csam-using-...

He still streams on Twitch, he got a temporary week "long" ban and then came back claiming it was a virus or an accident while also claiming he has a porn addiction problem... but don't worry he's very "sorry" (to have been caught).

The state of this Amazon-owned streaming platform is wild... and that's without even looking at the rampant antisemitism (their second top political streamer, Hasan Piker, currently has a bipartisan US House resolution (H.Res.1239) in progress calling him and Candace Owens out for their antisemitism), repeated call for violence (their top political streamer, Asmongold, was recently banned for a few days for calling for the murder of immigrant's children by ICE) and the repeated reckless/distracted car and even truck driving streams with some even leading to accidents (luckily enough without any deadly one... yet).

All these are against Twitch rules, but the staff and even the CEO (who cosplays as a streamer) selectively apply the rules and unban the streamers who are under contract with Twitch or are well connected with the staff.

I have no idea why Amazon or Twitch shareholders have not cleaned house already (e.g. ousting the CEO and the people in charge of the moderation), especially considering the fact that even with all these transgressions, Twitch isn't profitable after years of activity.

They are waiting for someone to actually die I think, with clear links to Twitch... if that ever happens there are plenty of evidence that Twitch and Amazon know what is going on and barely does anything about it.

Re: MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID

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Post by freedomben »

someguyornotidk wrote: post #358
alex_duf wrote: post #327

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Not that I love Microsoft, but they would get a lot of heat if they let anybody generate harmful content as well. They can't win on that topic. Now I would not want to appear to defend the mess they've created out of windows, that's not the point.

They have only themselves to blame for this. They've spent decades developing technology to spy on and micro-regulate what their captive customers can do with their property. Now that they have this technology, it's only logical that they be held responsible for misuse. The only (and inevitable) solution at this point is for big tech to get micro-regulated like the banking industry. The same mindless greed that drove…

You don't think that regulation would require everyone to embed watermarks and guids to make sure that nothing objectionable is being generated or created?
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