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Mozillas petition to get an answer from Microsoft, is it using your data to train its AI? (foundation.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 year ago by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Microsofts new Terms and Service agreement is rather questionable. In short; It does not clarify if Microsoft will use your data to train it's AI.

So Mozilla is calling for arms to sign their petition for Microsoft to give a proper answer! You can sign it here -> https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/microsoft-ai/

Mozillas Context;

Ask Microsoft: Are you using our personal data to train AI? We had four lawyers, three privacy experts, and two campaigners look at Microsoft's new Service Agreement, and none of our experts could tell if Microsoft plans on using your personal data – including audio, video, chat, and attachments from 130 products, including Office, Skype, Teams, and Xbox – to train its AI models.

If nine experts in privacy can't understand what Microsoft does with your data, what chance does the average person have? That's why we're asking Microsoft to say if they're going to use our personal data to train its AI.

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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On my work PC it's painfully obvious that MS tracks every word you type into Teams and Outlook based on the clickbait shit they plaster all over the MSN homepage. It's always customized to include topics that were discussed in my work messages.

Nowhere in any of the Office365 land do you see a notification that they are analyzing everything you do, but it remains obvious that they are.

This leads to the reasonable conclusion that they will abuse your data for any avenue of profit.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s wild. Are you serious? Can you point to any proof or articles about that direct reflection of the snooping? I assume your employer had to agree to their information being used for advertising/etc.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No I haven't researched it at all, I have simply observed it in action as the crap they push through on a browser without an adblocker. Lots of very specific things related to the contents of my work discussions.

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

That is built inherently into the Windows OS. Open your resource monitor and check network activity. Put those IP addresses into https://www.ip-lookup.org/location

And then question why all that information is being sent out. Drivers, DRM for software and many other stuff have self reporting automation built into them these days.