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  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Jun-2021 17:52:00 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Microsoft subsidiary evades taxes on $300B of profits https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-subsidiary-used-bermuda-dodge-taxes-315-billion-profit [www windowscentral com]

    #MSFT … that’s rather tone-deaf; the world is asking corporations to pay their fair share of the tax burden and you’re doing this?
    In conversation Friday, 18-Jun-2021 17:52:00 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Microsoft subsidiary used Bermuda to avoid taxes on $315 billion
      from Windows Central
      If you want a lesson on how to avoid taxes, Microsoft's got the inside scoop. Imagine making $315 billion in profit and not paying a penny in taxes on any of it.
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 04-Jun-2021 18:18:45 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://honeypot.net/post/bing-is-censoring-tank-man-search-results/

    https://nu.federati.net/url/281415

    https://nu.federati.net/url/281416

    #Microsoft #Bing censors Tienanmen Square "Tank Man" search results, even outside of PRC (where they are required to censor such results). Naturally, since most of #DuckDuckGo's results come from Bing, #DDG searches are also censored.

    This is a good reason for DDG to switch from being Bing results with a little additional from Yandex and Baidu results to either fully independent or at least being more of a metasearch engine.
    In conversation Friday, 04-Jun-2021 18:18:45 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Microsoft Bing censored image searches related to the Tiananmen Square massacre on its 32nd anniversary — even for US users
      from Business Insider
      Bing showed no images when users searched "tank man" amid the Chinese government's crackdown on vigils honoring those killed during the 1989 protests.
    2. Microsoft Bing raises concerns over lack of image results for Tiananmen 'tank man'
      from Reuters
      Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Bing search engine showed no image results for the query "tank man" in the United States and elsewhere on Friday, users reported, raising concerns about possible censorship around the Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary.
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 23-May-2021 22:18:00 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Microsoft, #Apple, #Google fight against users' #right_to_repair the devices the user paid for. https://nu.federati.net/url/281249 [www bloomberg com]
    In conversation Sunday, 23-May-2021 22:18:00 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 21-May-2021 13:54:09 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Remember #MSIE? In 2022, #Microsoft is finally ending #Internet_Explorer. Nothing follows #IE11 except a transition to #Edge. https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/internet-explorer-killed-by-2022 [www tomshardware com]
    In conversation Friday, 21-May-2021 13:54:09 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Microsoft Is Killing Internet Explorer 11 For Good by 2022
      from Tom's Hardware
      Microsoft Edge will take on all the duties of Internet Explorer
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 08-May-2021 23:56:36 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    Also: #Chromium based browser #Brave disables #Google’s #FLoC https://brave.com/why-brave-disable-floc/ [brave com]

    https://nu.federati.net/url/281049 [www theverge com] notes that #Mozilla #Firefox currently has no plans to implement #FLoC and that #DuckDuckGo is already working to block FLoC.

    #Microsoft #Edge and #Apple #Safari issued somewhat evasive answers, but it is expected that Apple will be 100% no on FLoC.
    In conversation Saturday, 08-May-2021 23:56:36 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Nobody is flying to join Google’s FLoC
      from The Verge
      The future of the web is at stake
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Mar-2021 12:03:02 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • VegOS ✅ ♋ 🌍 📷
    @vegosf05 My $EMPLOYER uses Microsoft's cloud-based #Microsoft 365 e-mail system with Outlook as the local client. Which means all mail, foldered or not, is stored in their #Azure cloud platform.

    Given a choice, I would abandon both #MSOutlook and #MS365. But it is not my call.
    In conversation Thursday, 25-Mar-2021 12:03:02 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Mar-2021 10:51:11 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Microsoft has this irritating 😠 pop-up in #Outlook to tell you how wonderful their new always-in-the-way search is. So far, it seems inadequate for a mid-sized inbox (mine is currently around 8,000 items, though it is time for another pruning), and probably gets worse for people with large inboxes (we have certain people who have over 100,000 items in their inbox).

    If it is compared with #Bing’s search and the built-in #Windows search, it probably is improved. Since today’s my day off and Rich from Mich (-igan) keeps calling to ask about setting up a laptop, I opened Windows Explorer, found the folder, searched for the “IT Setups Guide” document ... it didn’t appear. But when I manually scrolled and found it, it was there under the name I searched for.

    In Rich’s defense, he’s setting up a domain laptop for another user in a location that does not have a connection to the domain. I’m not even sure the person who writes that document even covered that situation, but it can’t hurt to ensure Rich has access to the unofficial reference that is now being used in official trainings.
    In conversation Thursday, 25-Mar-2021 10:51:11 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Feb-2021 22:18:35 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    #Microsoft -led #Github has introduced a new annoying feature: left open overnight, a GitHub browser tab will be unresponsive for a while when trying to interact with it in the morning.

    I could swear it wasn’t the case a couple months ago.
    In conversation Tuesday, 09-Feb-2021 22:18:35 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  9. Ute Hauth (miradlo@pirati.ca)'s status on Friday, 15-Jan-2021 03:36:58 EST Ute Hauth Ute Hauth

    ♲ @HonkHase@twitter.com: #BadenWürttemberg: Breites Bündnis gegen #Microsoft-#Schulcloud

    "Ein Bündnis aus zahlreichen Verbänden spricht sich für #OpenSource-Lösungen als Alternative zu #M365 aus."
    www.golem.de/news/baden-wuertt…

    In conversation Friday, 15-Jan-2021 03:36:58 EST from pirati.ca permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 14-Jan-2021 22:31:21 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Off work because of #COVID-19? #Microsoft exams $15 if you qualify.
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/skillingoffer
    In conversation Thursday, 14-Jan-2021 22:31:21 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Become Microsoft certified and build your resilience for today’s and tomorrow’s digital economy
      Offers
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 31-Dec-2020 14:31:39 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Solarwinds attackers accessed #Microsoft source https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-cyber-microsoft-idUKKBN2951M6
    In conversation Thursday, 31-Dec-2020 14:31:39 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code, the company says
      from U.S.
      The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft Corp and access some of its source code, Microsoft said on Thursday.
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 25-Dec-2020 01:00:57 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://nu.federati.net/url/279062 [www washingtonpost com]

    #Microsoft cloud customers breached, company denies that its systems were the vector
    In conversation Friday, 25-Dec-2020 01:00:57 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Russian hackers compromised Microsoft cloud customers through third party, putting emails and other data at risk
      from Washington Post
      The intrusions appear to have occurred via a Microsoft corporate partner. The tech giant insists none of its products have been compromised.
  13. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Dec-2020 16:22:04 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    "#Windows needs to connect to a few more #Microsoft services yaddi yadda..."

    No it doesn't, fuck you.
    In conversation Tuesday, 08-Dec-2020 16:22:04 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  14. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 04-Dec-2020 00:47:57 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Microsoft retreats from recently-added #O365 employee-monitoring capabilities https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-365-productivity-score-workplace-surveillance-backlash/ [mashable com]

    Source: https://fosstodon.org/@kzimmermann/105320304543538880
    In conversation Friday, 04-Dec-2020 00:47:57 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Microsoft waters down 'productivity score' surveillance tool after backlash
      from Mashable
      The tool, announced in late October, gave bosses a detailed look at individual workers' actions.
  15. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 16-Nov-2020 12:13:22 EST GeniusMusing GeniusMusing
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    @lnxw48a1

    >but does this mean that #Microsoft is going to assist in overturning the vastly unjust #DMCA law?

    Not directly, see below but there are many more details in the entire post about what they are going to do starting with how they process the initial DMCA claim and do an internal evaluation of the legality of it before the developer even see the claim and then work with the developer as to how they can fix the issue before it goes farther. I think that while not a total solution that the FOSS community would like, what they will be doing in the future is much better than the old process and they are going to help developers with a $1 million fund.


    Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back The GitHub Blog
    https://github.blog/2020-11-16-standing-up-for-developers-youtube-dl-is-back/

    >Developer defense fund
    >
    >Developers who are personally affected by a takedown notice or other legal claim rely on non-profits like the Software Freedom Law center and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to provide them with legal advice and support in the event that they face an IP claim, under the DMCA or otherwise. These organizations provide critical legal support to developers who would otherwise be on their own, facing off against giant corporations or consortia.
    >
    >Nonetheless, developers who want to push back against unwarranted takedowns may face the risk of taking on personal liability and legal defense costs. To help them, GitHub will establish and donate $1M to a developer defense fund to help protect open source developers on GitHub from unwarranted DMCA Section 1201 takedown claims. We will immediately begin working with other members of the community to set up this fund and take other measures to collectively protect developers and safeguard developer collaboration.
    >
    >If you want to support developers facing legal challenges, you can consider supporting SFLC and EFF yourself as well.
    In conversation Monday, 16-Nov-2020 12:13:22 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back - The GitHub Blog
      By Abby Vollmer from The GitHub Blog
      Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 16-Nov-2020 12:06:09 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • GeniusMusing
    @geniusmusing I’ll read the article later, but does this mean that #Microsoft is going to assist in overturning the vastly unjust #DMCA law? I mean, #GitHub is significant to developers, but to the outside world, they’re invisible. But if Microsoft as a whole says “DMCA is unfair, unjust, and hurting copyright and patent dependent industries by enabling cartels like #RIAA and #MPAA to freely trample on smaller, independent content producers and the people who just want to enjoy music and movies”, some of those empty-headed congressionals might listen.
    In conversation Monday, 16-Nov-2020 12:06:09 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 14-Nov-2020 02:24:34 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    2020-11-12: #Microsoft recommends switching your #2FA / #MFA away from phone based methods. https://nu.federati.net/url/277912 [www zdnet com]
    In conversation Saturday, 14-Nov-2020 02:24:34 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication | ZDNet
      from ZDNet
      Microsoft recommends using app-based authenticators and security keys instead.
  18. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 31-Oct-2020 12:50:31 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://mikestone.me/i-dont-trust-github [mikestone me] "I Don't Trust GitHub"

    I'm not big on #GitHub (even before Microsoft bought them), but my impression of DMCA is that GH did not have any say about closing repositories.

    The claims in the DMCA request may have been garbage, but #Microsoft GitHub doesn't get to choose. They have to disable access to those repos or be liable for any further damages the copyright abusing #RIAA claimed.
    In conversation Saturday, 31-Oct-2020 12:50:31 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. I Don't Trust GitHub
      from Mike Stone
      A week ago, GitHub received a DMCA takedown notice regarding a program called youtube-dl. Their response has shattered the tiny amount of...
  19. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 31-Oct-2020 12:32:38 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Google discloses #Microsoft #Windows 10 #zero-day vulnerability that is currently being exploited in the wild. Also patched a #Chrome zero-day. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-windows-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/ [www zdnet com]

    #Win10 #security

    Patch incoming 2020-11-10, #Patch_Tuesday.
    In conversation Saturday, 31-Oct-2020 12:32:38 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Google discloses Windows zero-day exploited in the wild | ZDNet
      from ZDNet
      Windows zero-day (not yet patched) is used as part of an exploit chain that also includes a Chrome zero-day (already patched).
  20. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Oct-2020 21:44:34 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://chaos.social/@julialuna/105074141426041007

    Playing #Minecraft (at least the original Java edition) will soon require a #Microsoft account. Your old #Mojang account is going away.

    I guess I'll try to log in and close my account. I only tried to play it once (spawned underwater, so immediately drowned).
    In conversation Wednesday, 21-Oct-2020 21:44:34 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
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