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Re:Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a... by jaredsohn on Saturday October 11, 2025 @05:32PM (#45552888)
> I know who the people in my photographs are. Why is Microsoft so eager to also be able to know this?

Presumably it can be used for filtering as well - find me all pictures of me with my dad, etc.

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Re:Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a... by wkat4242 on Saturday October 11, 2025 @05:50PM (#45553007)
Sure but if it was for your benefit, not theirs, they wouldn't force it on you.
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Re:Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a... by themafia on Saturday October 11, 2025 @08:53PM (#45554134)
Precisely. The logic could just as easily be "you can only turn this ON three times a year." You should be able to turn it off as many times as you want and no hidden counter should prevent you from doing so.
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