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• john01dav 27d ago
  The line between privacy and security is very blurry. Consider this: if Microsoft exfiltrates your keystrokes, it's a privacy violation, but if a random person does the same thing then it's a security violation. You might say that the random person is more likely to use it against you, but then the car insurance companies mining your driving data absolutely do use it against some customers, but that's generally considered to be a privacy violation rather than a security violation.
  • inetknght 27d ago
    > Consider this: if Microsoft exfiltrates your keystrokes, it's a privacy violation, but if a random person does the same thing then it's a security violation No, it's a security violation no matter who does it.
    • john01dav 27d ago
      That's adjacent to my point. I'm criticizing how I see these words used.
  • inigyou 27d ago
    No, we really need to stop using weasel words and call it like it is: Windows is malware. Microsoft has illegally hacked billions of computers, and gets away with it by being a big company and by the world having gotten complacent with big companies constantly hacking everyone they can.