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This is AFTER debloating all the MS bs as much as I can.

The amount of MS telemetry is just mindboggling.

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[–] Chunk 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Microsoft has more to lose than almost any other tech company. They also have more process, legal enforcement, and bureaucracy than most other tech companies.

There's no fear of a lone engineer moving fast and breaking things at Microsoft. If someone at Microsoft had an idea for how they'd use your data they'd have to pass it through 5 chains of command, 2 tech orgs, and Legal just to begin the process.

[–] TwilightVulpine 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How many times have I heard this sort of talk about companies only to eventually learn of their unreported flagrant disregard for the rules...

Sure they probably have some bureaucracy but forgive me if I'm not so confident on their unimpeachabilty.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You are absolutely right. There's some glaring hacks in Azure to cross tenancies or get into the fabric that they're completely silent on...

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/08/microsoft-cloud-security-blasted-for-its-culture-of-toxic-obfuscation/

https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/110820474957163710