1.3.6.1.4.1.61513
*opens outlook app on android*
Outlook: "Hey press this big bright button to consent to using this as your 2nd factor auth... Or I guess you can click the see other options link"
Me: urgh I guess see other options. I like my TOTP standard at the moment
Outlook: "Hey want to get tricked into installed Microsoft Edge on your your phone!"
Ffs. Why is using tech a constant fight.
Apr 4, 2025 at 4:29amWeb
Show threadHessenicApr 4, 2025
@xssfox because the tech companies are publicly traded and that means that they need to constantly grow. So to constantly grow they need one of a few metrics, one of those metrics is downloads or users or watch time or…
Basically, tech is no longer for your benefit but for the benefit of shareholders.
Show threadSteven GApr 4, 2025
@xssfox Adobe Acrobat Reader almost forcing you to login just to read a pdf on Android now. FFS. The average user would find it hard to get around
Show threadbigiainApr 4, 2025
@xssfox Frm earlier in my timeline: https://pounced-on.me/@Kuniti_shino/114274365888441676
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Show threadKrishean DraconisApr 4, 2025
@xssfox i kicked the outlook app off my android phone when it started injecting bing search into the system menus with no option to disable that particular "feature"
Show threadearbs 💖💛💙Apr 4, 2025
@krishean @xssfox when Amazon was doing this to me someone said it was linked to the "picture-in-picture" permission for some reason.
I just use outlook lite, its only bs so far is regularly nagging me to use it for SMS too
Show threadKrishean DraconisApr 4, 2025

@rileywd @xssfox asking to be used for unrelated functionality makes it sound like malware, just like altering system menus for advertising purposes (bing search), i don't think i'd install outlook lite either

i just use outlook web in a browser if i need access to it for some reason when i'm not at a desktop

Show threadearbs 💖💛💙Apr 4, 2025
@krishean @xssfox yeah... the infuriating state of commercial computing these days