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/

@jon What I'm increasingly annoyed by is how Windows has become "nag-ware."

Screenshot shows a OneDrive backup "important notification" that won't go away on Windows 11. And my wife pays for Office 365 for both of us.

So even after we pay for the service, they still nag us to back things up on OneDrive. Which I don't want to do. I've yet to find a way to disable this.

There's also a persistent nag on the system tray icon that won't go away for this.

The net result is that if there ever is an important notification, I'd never know. Because the notifications have become completely useless.

@louiskhor @jon I bet someone who is pirating Office is free from this burden. You wouldn't download a car, am I right?
@Methylzero @louiskhor @jon they show it to everyone they can, including people who they don't want to get payments from. like me. if i bother to open that notification, i get a "Hey, this service is unavailable in your general area" and the funny dot does NOT go away