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Re:Text entered into Windows' Run dialogue gets sent to Micr... by yabones on Monday September 20, 2021 @08:20PM (#28600671)
It entirely depends on your threat model but if yours is similar to most people, holes that let anybody on your network hijack your system via `tcp.sys` RCE's might be a showstopper...
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Re:Text entered into Windows' Run dialogue gets sent to Micr... by SteveNuts on Monday September 20, 2021 @10:12PM (#28601351)
What about HIPAA issues like 'notepad.exe john_doe_health_info.txt'
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Re:Text entered into Windows' Run dialogue gets sent to Micr... by selfhoster11 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @05:21AM (#28603313)
You're likely to have even worse HIPAA issues if someone manages to get full access on your user account.
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