lmmarsano comments on the myth of the good tech giant

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

steal your data

How does this theft work? Do they break into my computer or accounts & take it unauthorized? Is it my data?

[–] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's mostly passive tracking of network traffic. You data could be further compromised depending on the operating system you use and the threat model under which you operate.

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 point 1 year ago

It’s mostly passive tracking of network traffic.

That data seems as much the recipient's data as the sender's or of any system capable to observe transport. If I see someone go down the street & stop somewhere, is that traffic observation really their data? The internet protocol wasn't built for privacy of that layer of activity.

data could be further compromised depending on

A protocol disclosing data as designed is compromised? Are we talking about (1) actually compromised systems permitting unauthorized access to data or (2) services working as designed & getting data per usage agreement?

Legal definition

Theft is the taking of another person’s personal property with the intent of depriving that person of the use of their property.

If we're talking about (2), then how is that theft?

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[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago*

afaik if you accept to log in to a microsoft account when you install windows 10 or 11, it'll set up your documents, photos and some other directories for sync to your onedrive account.

but if something's running on your computer outside of a browser or VM, it has access to all your files anyway.

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