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Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago

Oh god.

Whoops, CoPilot accidentally deleted all your files! (ad for OneDrive appears)

Uh oh, CoPilot deleted half your text files! (ad for OneNote appears)

Oops, CoPilot sent all your files to Microsoft! They are definitely going to discard them and not violate your privacy wink wink

Whoops, CoPilot converted all your office docs into yet another proprietary format! (ad for MS Office 365++ AI Super Duper Ultra Max)

Only bad things will happen.

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sigh. Getting real tired of windows 11 doing BS in the background that presents a security risk.

Nobody asked for this Microsoft.

[–] somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are you just gonna...sit there and complain? Or are you gonna do something?

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

Did something. All my personal computers are on Linux. But my work laptop? Still windows. Even finally got the upgrade to windows 11. And I hate it. So yes. I'm going to complain.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I'm on Win11. I spend a few minutes a year turning bullshit off when I notice it or hear news about it. Most of that time is spent, "Oh. Already killed it."

[–] Lydia_K@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Confidential internal documents for corporations running win11 start getting leaked by copilot when?

[–] zout@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably sooner than later. My work laptop was updated to W11 yesterday, and buy did they screw up the group policy. Every time I open a new tab in Edge I get distracted from what I try to do, since I can't disable background image, MSN news and all the other shit. Every time I lock the computer the screen stays on, no way to turn it off. And copilot is just everywhere.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's on your sysadmin. GPOs should handle all the bullshit. And MS isn't going to deny us GPOs, fucking around in that space is the beginning of the end for corporate Windows.

[–] zout@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

I know, but since my company pushes the update like this with the help of a big supporting firm, I'd wager that it's done like this at a lot of other firms too.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I’m gonna sit back and crack a cold one* with the boys**.

*not experience that

**linux

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I'm on Windows and will not experience it. I often have a hard time finding these new features that have supposedly been jammed down my throat.

"Oh. Never mind. Turned that off last year."

Not like it's some constant battle. I look every few months when I'm told I have a new "feature".

"Welp. Don't have that. On with my day."

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll stick with Linux. Even with the occasional "what do you mean clib2_39 isn't installed?" nonsense it's still better overall.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I never have that kind of problem on Linux. I have random problems all the time on Windows, plus I have to fight a system that keeps trying to cajole or trick me into things I don't want. These days, any mainstream Linux distro has far less friction for the user than Windows 11.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 day ago

I had that specific problem trying to run an elden ring mod (reforged) this week.

/home/myuser/Games/er_reforged/ERRv2.0.1.1-541-2-0-1-1-1762909215/ERRv2.0.1.1/internals/modengine/bin/me3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.39' not found (required by /home/myuser/Games/er_reforged/ERRv2.0.1.1-541-2-0-1-1-1762909215/ERRv2.0.1.1/internals/modengine/bin/me3)
[RED]Error:[/]
me3 failed to launch due to error code 1: Unknown

That kind of thing happens on Windows sometimes, but there's also more people finding and posting solutions.

Of course, a regular user isn't installing mods for games. That's already kind of a niche activity.

Linux is still my choice, though.

[–] Piatro@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I have to wonder how many windows devs are aware they're just making windows worse.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I expect they're aware, but they want to earn a living. All of these dumb AI initiatives come from execs who never question that they know best and don't give a crap how the devs feel.

[–] Solano@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago

They are just doing their jobs, just like the masked brown shirts.