#USpol #TrustBusting #FTC #LinaKhan
(2/n)

...Lately, #FTC head #LinaKhan has even been trying to free US labor from its arcane #NonCompete clauses. 4)

Would the Boss of #LinkedIn, #Microsoft’s PR aquisition, 5) want her gone? 👉Of course he would!👈

Antitrust legislation and execution is key 🔑 for...

3)
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/06/19/joe-biden-appoints-lina-khan-to-head-the-federal-trade-commission

5)
https://www.wired.com/2017/03/now-we-know-why-microsoft-bought-linkedin/

4)
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/25/dont-like-your-job-quit-for-a-rival-firm

Joe Biden appoints Lina Khan to head the Federal Trade Commission

Big tech firms should start to worry

^{The Economist}

Einstweiliger Rechtsschutz gegen #Tracking-Cookies erfolgreich. #Microsoft verliert in zweiter Instanz. § 25 TTDSG/TDDDG zeigt Zähne. Glückwunsch an meine coolen Kolleg:innen bei Spirit Legal. Dieses Urteil ist ein Meilenstein.
#TeamDatenschutz #PrivacyLitigation

https://rsw.beck.de/aktuell/daily/meldung/detail/olg-frankfurt-6U19223-cookies-ohne-zustimmung-microsoft-advertising-haftung

Unbelievable. What you don't know can hurt you. #cybersecurity #infosec #Google #Apple #Microsoft #Spytech

"The data shows that Spytech’s spyware — Realtime-Spy and SpyAgent, among others — has been used to compromise more than 10,000 devices since the earliest-dated leaked records from 2013, including Android devices, Chromebooks, Macs, and Windows PCs worldwide."

Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind #Windows, Mac, #Android and Chromebook #malware https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/25/spytech-data-breach-windows-mac-android-chromebook-spyware/ @TechCrunch @zackwhittaker

Hey #SysAdmin #InfoSec fedi, let's have some fun. 🥳

Microsoft claims that the CrowdStrike thing is EU's fault, acktschually, because years ago EU forced Microsoft to stop abusing their privileged Windows access to have an edge over competitors in antivirus market. 🤨

Seems only fair to have a thread on our favorite examples of Microsoft's utter failures, ideally related to completely botched updates.

Know of such a failure? Share it below!

#Microsoft #Windows #CrowdStrike #EU

I mean, okay, but is this the one that people want to play?

Microsoft is bringing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III to Xbox Game Pass

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/23/24195537/call-of-duty-xbox-game-pass-modern-warfare-3

#Microsoft #Xbox #GamePass #CallOfDuty #Activision #Gaming

For those who don't know, #Github is now part of #Microsoft which is, in simple terms, a predatory behemoth. There are loads of #OpenSource projects hosted on this site. M$ has #AI
I don't think they give a rats arse what the #gpl on a project is, if their #AI can access the code, it can acquire it. (Imagine a program like #MCP in #Tron or #TheBorg )

If you are a programmer/hacker or whatever then you might want to think about moving to another site:

https://itsfoss.com/github-alternatives/

Top GitHub Alternatives to Host Your Open Source Projects

If you are looking to migrate from GitHub, here are some of the best alternatives to GitHub for hosting the source code of your open-source project.

^{Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)}

got a call from my dad asking why he had a new “VPN” icon on his System Tray in Windows. I dunno, so I go to look at my PC and sure enough, I have one in my Action Center too.

I right click and go to settings and the options are Add A VPN and lists an available one on my network.

#Microsoft: THIS IS NOT HOW TO RELEASE FEATURES.

Was this explained? Is this an ad for Microsoft’s new #WindowsVPN feature? When you change critical pieces of my UI with surprises you are undermining your security.

I agree with everything Scott Hanselman writes in this post.

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7220428353269350400

#crowdstrike #microsoft #dei #softwaredevelopment

After 15+ years of hustling to publish #academic journal articles and books, a significant proportion of my work is now being sold off to #Microsoft to train #LLMs. I never consented to this, and of course when I started my career, I never predicted this.

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/academic-authors-shocked-after-taylor--francis-sells-access-to-their-research-to-microsoft-ai

That whoosh you're hearing is me rushing to sign on to whatever class action lawsuit is in the offing.

Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI

Authors claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment.

^{The Bookseller}

AAARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Channel 4 News, in talking about today's #Microsoft #CrowdStrike fuckup, stated that the expected Y2K effect was imaginary.

No! No! NO!

We* did a massive amount of work to update and ensure systems would keep on working. And more importantly WE TESTED EVERYTHING FULLY BEFORE GOING LIVE.

(* As in everyone responsable for operating computer systems around the world!)

Microsoft recommends restoring Windows from backups. Easier said than done.

For Virtual Machines running Windows Client and Windows Server, VM restarts (as many as 15 may be required) seem to be effective??

https://status.cloud.microsoft/
#Outage #Microsoft #CrowdStrike
7/n

The offending software is called the "CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor software."

R U ready for some AI-powered upgrades?

"CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete Next-Gen MDR utilizes AI-native technology and world-class expertise to stop breaches across the entire enterprise attack surface."

https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/crowdstrike-unifies-threat-data-and-ai-for-mdr/

#Outage #Microsoft #CrowdStrike
6/n

George Kurtz, President & CEO CrowdStrike, tweeted about 2 hours ago that -
"The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed."

Wonder what "deployed" means. How does one deploy the fix (delete certain driver files) to remote devices that cannot boot normally? 🤔

So, are planes flying again?

#Outage #Microsoft #CrowdStrike
5/n

Microsoft/CrowdStrike issue workaround from CrowdStrike -

- Boot Windows into Safe Mode or the Windows Recovery Environment
- Navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike directory
- Locate the file(s) matching “C-00000291*.sys”, and delete it.
- Boot the host normally.
🛠️
https://theconversation.com/massive-global-it-outage-hits-banks-airports-supermarkets-and-a-single-software-update-is-likely-to-blame-235107
#Outage #Microsoft
3/n

Massive global IT outage hits banks, airports, supermarkets – and a single software update is likely to blame

Enterprises across Australia and the world are struggling to cope with a huge software outage – but your home computer is probably safe.

^{The Conversation}

Global Windows outage causing major disruption around the world.

Linked to a software update from cybersecurity giant ​​CrowdStrike.

Banks, airports, TV stations, hotels, and many other businesses are affected.

US airlines United, Delta, and American Airlines issued a “global ground stop” on all flights.

https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-crowdstrike-outage-australia-internet-banks-media-0a5f792b6571b37a35181d64028fefc4
#Outage #Microsoft
1/n

I'm very thankful to #Microsoft and #Crowdstrike for this timely demonstration to make it clear, that the budget cuts to the #NGI by the @EUCommission endanger Europe's #digitalsovereignty

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/17/foss_funding_vanishes_from_eus/

FOSS funding vanishes from EU's 2025 Horizon program plans

Elimination of most Next Generation Internet funding 'incomprehensible,' says OW2 CEO Pierre-Yves Gibello

^{Brandon Vigliarolo (The Register)}

Welcome today as we witness the largest IT outage of all time.

#windows #microsoft #crowdstrike #cybersecurity

edit: source of the picture is https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/

@Sou
some may ask why they didn't use ai 😂

"Whiteboards being used at
@belfastairport
as all the screens are blue. Passenger Martin McElroy took this, and told us that it's like “the dark ages, but to be fair they’re making it work, which you have to give them credit for.”

#outage #crowdstrike #microsoft

Huch, das kommt jetzt überraschend! Wer hätte gedacht, dass sich Multimilliarden-Konzerne gar nicht wirklich für Vielfalt, Gleichberechtigung und Inklusion eingesetzt haben, sondern dass es nur ein Marketing-Gag war, wie z.B. bei den Klimaschutzmaßnahmen?

Monopole zerschlagen! Milliardäre enteignen!

#KlimaGerechtigkeit #LGBTQ #Microsoft #pinkwashing #greenwashing

Update: Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike update causes major outage affecting businesses around the world

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/19/crowdstrike-suffers-major-outage-affecting-businesses-around-the-world.html

So, how’s all that centralisation working out for y’all?

#CrowdStrike #microsoft #BigTech #centralisation #TooBigWillFail

Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike update causes major outage affecting businesses around the world

An update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike led to a major outage on Friday, the company told NBC, which impacted businesses globally.

^{Arjun Kharpal (CNBC)}

Microsoft is suspending email and skype accounts of Palestinians who call home to Gaza. Multiple Palestinians mention buying Skype credits in order to make international calls home. But when they used those credits to call family in Gaza their entire decades old Skype and hotmail accounts were suspended.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cger582weplo

#FreePalestine #Skype #microsoft #msft #USPol

Microsoft destroyed my online life after I called home to Gaza

Palestinians calling home to Gaza on Skype are being blocked and banned from using Microsoft products.

^{Mohamed Shalaby and Joe Tidy (BBC News)}

Looks like Wall Street is finally starting to catch on to the grift...

https://boingboing.net/2024/07/10/goldman-sachs-warns-that-ai-could-be-a-bad-investment.html

#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #LargeLanguageModels #ChatGPT #Tech #Google #Microsoft #OpenAI

Microsoft killed my online life after I called Gaza

Palestinians calling home to Gaza on Skype have had their digital lives destroyed, after Microsoft closed their email accounts without warning.

Microsoft says they violated its terms of service - but will not say how - and the decision is final.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cger582weplo

#microsoft #skype #noazureforapartheid

Microsoft destroyed my online life after I called home to Gaza

Palestinians calling home to Gaza on Skype are being blocked and banned from using Microsoft products.

^{Mohamed Shalaby and Joe Tidy (BBC News)}

The @EUCommission wastes our tax payer money to team up with #Microsoft the #gatekeeper and notorious #antitrust villain and sue the EU data protection agency @EDPS because the Commission wants to continue to use the #M365 software #security shitshow.

How low can this institution sink?

https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/112722381771336529

#privacy #gdpr #dataprotection #edps

Patrick Breyer

2024-07-03 11:44:06

🇬🇧 Von der Leyen‘s EU Commission sues the European Data Protection Supervisor to keep using Microsoft Office and Cloud Suite which violate EU privacy rules.

Did anyone hope this Commission would crack down on Microsoft for the violations?

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C_202403925
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:C_202403926

EUR-Lex - 62024TN0262 - EN - EUR-Lex

^{eur-lex.europa.eu}

How #Microsoft Started

VS

#ai #artificialintelligence #copyright #foss

Oh, this is good: Microsoft waives its copyright on anything it publishes on the web.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/28/24188391/microsoft-ai-suleyman-social-contract-freeware

#microsoft #copyright #AI #BigTech #bullshit

Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to steal content if it’s on the open web

Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, has a curious idea about how copyright works. He incorrectly claimed the moment you publish anything on the open web, it becomes “freeware” that anyone can freely copy and use.

^{Sean Hollister (The Verge)}

Und "plötzlich" wird das Copyright für private Personen doch sehr spannend…

»Microsofts KI-Chef – Webinhalte sind für jeden frei kopierbar, auch für KI:
Microsofts KI-Chef hat mal eben sämtliche Webinhalte für frei verfügbar erklärt. Er berief sich im Interview mit einem US-Journalisten darauf, dass es seit den 1990er-Jahren ja üblich sei, dass alle Inhalte von jeder­mann frei verwendet werden können, wenn man nicht widerspricht.«

🤖 https://winfuture.de/news/143658

#microsoft #usa #internet #web #ki

Microsofts KI-Chef: Webinhalte sind für jeden frei kopierbar, auch für KI

Microsofts KI-Chef hat mal eben sämtliche Webinhalte für frei verfügbar erklärt. Er berief sich im Interview mit einem US-Journalisten darauf, dass es seit den 1990er-Jahren ja üblich sei, dass alle Inhalte von jeder­mann frei verwendet werden können…

^{Roland Quandt (WinFuture.de)}

Here's some freeware for you #Microsoft: 🖕

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/ever-put-content-on-the-web-microsoft-says-that-its-okay-for-them-to-steal-it-because-its-freeware

#ai

Ever put content on the web? Microsoft says that it's okay for them to steal it because it's 'freeware.'

Microsoft's CEO of AI said that content on the open web can be copied and used to create new content.

^{Sean Endicott (Windows Central)}