<![CDATA[#Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.]]> sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore.

Also Microsoft enabled to collect all your "inputs, outputs and associated context to train and improve AI models". This new tickbox is enabled by default, even if you explicitly disabled Copilot before.

Actions speak louder than words.

You can disable the option at https://github.com/settings/copilot/features

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/c2405bd6-9b8a-4142-ab67-af64e271f519/microsoft-sent-an-email-to-everyone-saying-they-re-listening-to-people-now-and-they-will-definitely-not-pushing-ai-to-everything-anymore.RSS for NodeSun, 12 Apr 2026 05:15:31 GMTWed, 25 Mar 2026 23:47:28 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:38:14 GMT]]>@harrysintonen

When the fossil fuel industry orders up an attack on the literacy levels of an electorate, there are no half-measures.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

De-education, orchestrated by billionaires, takes many forms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/10/16/koch-network-says-it-wants-remake-public-education-that-means-destroying-it-says-author-new-book-billionaire-brothers/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_A._Freeman_(economist)

AI & a neofeudalist ideology
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/26/ai-dark-ages-enlightenment

https://www.aiu.edu/blog/technofeudalism-the-natural-successor-to-late-capitalism/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116296220336042101https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116296220336042101Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:38:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:09:21 GMT]]>@david_chisnall

I went there recently to turn this stuff off and it was enabled just now so 🤷‍♂️
@harrysintonen

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/markhughes/statuses/116295634846657419https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/markhughes/statuses/116295634846657419Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:09:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:46:41 GMT]]>@harrysintonen @bluestocking @pnuw can github be poisoned enough to wreck copilot?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/lambtor/statuses/116295545771816145https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/lambtor/statuses/116295545771816145Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:46:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:41:49 GMT]]>@harrysintonen
Thanx, done

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dju.social/users/claude_flammang/statuses/116295526645226404https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dju.social/users/claude_flammang/statuses/116295526645226404Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:41:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:39:29 GMT]]>@harrysintonen @bluestocking you can also disable the option by going to codeberg.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/pnuw/statuses/116295281484177472https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/pnuw/statuses/116295281484177472Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:39:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:36:26 GMT]]>@harrysintonen@infosec.exchange I specifically don’t use GitHub, and haven’t for years (ever since the M$ purchase). Scummy resource.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://calckeymusic.social/notes/akayo84tvnwvnxgehttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://calckeymusic.social/notes/akayo84tvnwvnxgeThu, 26 Mar 2026 11:36:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:02:26 GMT]]>@harrysintonen Also the link "Privacy Statement" does not lead to a privacy statement, it just shows the "What is GitHub Copilot?" page.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/b847a65d-f583-461c-9442-345a0b767f77https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/b847a65d-f583-461c-9442-345a0b767f77Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:02:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:50:45 GMT]]>@harrysintonen @b So if you don't use Copilot you're fine is what I gather from this?
My short searches seem to indicate that, too.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bunt.social/users/dieweltist/statuses/116295089853437461https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bunt.social/users/dieweltist/statuses/116295089853437461Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:50:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:38:21 GMT]]>@harrysintonen

Had no idea: job forces Microsoft on us. Ugh. Thanks so much for the heads-up!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theatl.social/users/Tarheel/statuses/116295041145794853https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://theatl.social/users/Tarheel/statuses/116295041145794853Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:38:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:32:28 GMT]]>@chainq @harrysintonen Well, you know history of Microsoft, so this is less a tinfoil hat more a hard won experience.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helo.fuse.pl/users/emil/statuses/01KMMQSXAJWBXW8TNN4V54JQ0Fhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helo.fuse.pl/users/emil/statuses/01KMMQSXAJWBXW8TNN4V54JQ0FThu, 26 Mar 2026 09:32:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:06:21 GMT]]>@harrysintonen Sounds like a politicians trick. Tell the masses what they want to hear but in reality just do what you want anyway.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/JaxxAI/statuses/116294679350347214https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/JaxxAI/statuses/116294679350347214Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:06:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:46:56 GMT]]>@harrysintonen @david_chisnall The email I received was pretty explicit that it's interactions with the slop that will be used to train and that if you previously disabled all activity feeding it then it also applies here, and mine remains disabled.

From April 24 onward, your interactions with GitHub Copilot—including inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context—may be used to train and enhance AI models unless you opt out.

If you previously opted out of the setting allowing GitHub to collect this data for product improvements, your preference has been retained— your choice is preserved, and your data will not be used for training unless you opt in.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.laalaa.land/users/jinna/statuses/01KMMN6H3PD2NCD67JYA90TVDYhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.laalaa.land/users/jinna/statuses/01KMMN6H3PD2NCD67JYA90TVDYThu, 26 Mar 2026 08:46:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:35:56 GMT]]>@harrysintonen Thank you. Been there done that ...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/Zaphod42/statuses/116294559784171616https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/Zaphod42/statuses/116294559784171616Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:35:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:32:18 GMT]]>@harrysintonen If Microsoft says that it 'listens to people' then I instantly cover the microphones on my notebook...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/struberg/statuses/116294545496420515https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/struberg/statuses/116294545496420515Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:32:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:25:22 GMT]]>@b
"• Outputs accepted or modified by you
• Inputs sent to GitHub Copilot, including code snippets shown to the model
• Code context surrounding your cursor position
• Comments and documentation you write
• File names, repository structure, and navigation patterns
• Interactions with Copilot features (chat, inline suggestions, etc.)
• Your feedback on suggestions (thumbs up/down ratings)"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/harrysintonen/statuses/116294518236479078https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/harrysintonen/statuses/116294518236479078Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:25:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:21:45 GMT]]>@david_chisnall They announced this policy change on 25th March 2026 and it comes into effect 24th April 2026.

Note that this change doesn't apply to Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/harrysintonen/statuses/116294504006245830https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/harrysintonen/statuses/116294504006245830Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:21:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:14:59 GMT]]>@harrysintonen That showed up as ‘disabled’ for me when I went to the settings page. I think it’s been there for a while, I vaguely remember turning it off a while ago.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/116294477408797252https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/116294477408797252Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:14:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:55:36 GMT]]>@harrysintonen luckily it does seem to just be referring to inputs and outputs to github copilot? so if you don't use their AI stuff it shouldn't affect you (at least not yet)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mrrp.place/users/b/statuses/01KMMJ8J1D75PR90R40ZGRFTTKhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mrrp.place/users/b/statuses/01KMMJ8J1D75PR90R40ZGRFTTKThu, 26 Mar 2026 07:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:49:00 GMT]]>@harrysintonen

Anyone believing these fashs should get their heads examined.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/proscience/statuses/116294375205818012https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/proscience/statuses/116294375205818012Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:49:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:07:02 GMT]]>@harrysintonen Thanks for sharing. I don't use copilot but I hate the "enabled by default" settings in so many cases (e.g. AI training or telemetry).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/mbeddedDev/statuses/116294210202447498https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/mbeddedDev/statuses/116294210202447498Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:07:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:13:37 GMT]]>@harrysintonen
It's a mystery to me how any open-source project can still be using

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/mikro2nd/statuses/116294000152541834https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/mikro2nd/statuses/116294000152541834Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:13:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:42:19 GMT]]>@harrysintonen I don't have active repos on GitHub, but I opt-out for this.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.cologne/users/pterlisten/statuses/116293877091788128https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.cologne/users/pterlisten/statuses/116293877091788128Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:42:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:41:17 GMT]]>@harrysintonen
*puts on tinfoil hat*

Why does this give me the vibes of "well, yelp, we already did the training on your data, and now we just try to manufacture a legal ground to do so, so we can use your consent as a legal defense in ongoing and future lawsuits".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/chainq/statuses/116292929303261385https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/chainq/statuses/116292929303261385Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:41:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #Microsoft sent an email to everyone saying they're listening to people now and they will definitely not pushing AI to everything anymore. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:55:20 GMT]]>@harrysintonen I hate the industry reliance on github.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116093572746253175/statuses/116292748602444285https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116093572746253175/statuses/116292748602444285Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:55:20 GMT