Also the constant turning on despite my prior explicitly disabling of spyware (memory ‘live sampling’ to the cloud for ‘virus protection’, one drive ‘auto backup’), and features I’ve explicitly disabled like copilot.

It’s creepy as fuck, and for no real benefit to me that I can tell.

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Terr_ an hour ago | parent [-]

> spyware

The privacy-destroying "telemetry" continues to transmute from a theoretical problem to a realistic concern too.

For example, many printers puts forensic marks onto pages identifying their serial number, while MS/Apple log all your device serial numbers, which in turn is subject to seizure/threats/theft.

The upshot is you can't print an "anonymous" flyer stating I Dislike The Regime without the risk that thugs of said regime will be outside your door later.

> memory ‘live sampling’

"Citizen, the signature of a Wrongthink picture was detected in your telescreen..."

	▲	gadflyinyoureye 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I'm. Lt sure why this is down voted. ICE showed up at a woman's door trying to force her to take down a benign social media post. What is stopping similar authoritarians from cracking down using these kind of features and registrations? https://newrepublic.com/post/212340/ice-poll-worker-election...