• axh@lemmy.world
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    Agreed. Copilot hijacked my Windos, and I feel much more convenient using Linux now.

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    It is not Personal Computer anymore, it is a thin client to use oligoarchys computation

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      And locals around the data centers pay with their water supply, higher electric bills, and construction traffic and noise. All this so corps can take what used to be on your computer and try sell you their crappy genAI.

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    I installed Windows 11 with a local account, disabled trash like OneDrive and Copilot and haven’t had any problems with them coming back.

    Any market share that Linux can claw away from Microslop is always a good thing.

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    Big yikes, I could imagine this won’t stay in Windows Insiders for long. Given how Microslop doesn’t understand the meaning of restraint. Glad that I switched to Linux before a lot of their damaging decisions could settle down in my PC and fuck it up!

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    Using W11 local windows account and dont sign in via hotmail and haven’t seen much of the AI stuff intruding. default browser is firefox etc. But i don’t have a good reason to migrate to W12 ever if they try and be subtle about this stuff.

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      I just commented the same thing. I disabled what I didn’t want at startup and have had zero intrusive prompts from unnecessary Windows bloat.

      I’m still holding out hope that Linux finally becomes a mainstream OS one day.

  • TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world
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    passwords and form data can be synchronized. Enabling password and form data synchronization might give some users pause for thought, particularly after the Windows Recall fiasco, but users worried about Redmond slurping data should probably consider an alternative to Windows anyway.

    Definition of keylogger:

    While the programs themselves are legal,[3] with many designed to allow employers to oversee the use of their computers, keyloggers are most often used for stealing passwords and other confidential information.[4][5] Keystroke logging can also be utilized to monitor activities of children in schools or at home and by law enforcement officials to investigate malicious usage.[6]

    (Wikipedia)

    Ask yourself, who’s investigating what, and why? Keylogger have been used in specific and strongly defined use cases. This is neither.

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      eventually I’m sure it will. at least within windows I think it’s safe to assume if it’s on the screen, it’s a candidate for AI control.