Re:Microsoft is checking everyone's bags for unsupported Off...
by throwifasd on Saturday January 21, 2023 @10:28AM
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It's an update for installed office packages. There is no scanning involved... you are clearly motivated by something else but not stating what's factually happening on your PC when installing this update.
Re:Microsoft is checking everyone's bags for unsupported Off...
by d_watt on Saturday January 21, 2023 @10:45AM
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> There is no scanning involved
How do you think that a windows update checks for out of date office packages in a way that you would not define as scanning?
Also, please don't do ad hominem. I have no motivation outside of the personal one not wanting to be worried that every piece of tech I own is phoning home what I do.
> This update is intended to help Microsoft identify the number of users running out-of-support (or soon to be out-of-support) versions of Office, including Office 2013, Office 2010, and Office 2007. This update will run one time silently without installing anything on the user's device.
Sorry, how can this be interpreted in any way other than Microsoft pushing an update who's only purpose is to scan my computer to collect data for them?
And Microsoft has 0 goodwill in this department after pushing updates that made ads start appearing in start menus. These aren't "fears as facts," it's pattern recognition.