Jon S. von TetzchnerApr 1, 2024

Congress in the US has banned Copilot for security reasons. I would take it further. Really the way Windows is coded now, it is a significant security problem. The idea that it is unclear whether you are using local data or online data is unacceptable.

This includes:

- Login. Login should be local. You are not logging into a service. You are logging into a computer. The service should be separate from the computer.

- Copilot. Clearly another case where you may not realize that you are sharing data by asking a question.

- OneDrive. Another case where local data is backed up in the cloud, without active actions by you as a user. Backup is great, but you should have to explicitly enable it and there should be a warning that your data may be scanned.

- Windows. In reality even Windows is now a problem given the login issue and any tracking that is happening.

Online cloud services can be great, but one should never be forced into online services or lured into them. Any computer should work fine without having to use OS online services, except basic services, like updates and the like.

#Windows #Linux #Microsoft

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-congress-bans-staff-use-microsofts-ai-copilot-axios-reports-2024-03-29/

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@jon
Not refuting anything you said, but I think the government has a lot less to worry about Microsoft spying on them. There are probably secret contracts or agreements or things like that behind the scenes that severely restrict what Microsoft can do with government data.

And unlike for individual users, companies will often be very careful about circumventing these kinds of contracts for the government since the government is much more able to respond harshly. Though this is just my guess.

Apr 1, 2024 at 8:40pmWeb