Microsoft to remove the Location History feature in Windows (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
from Tablaste@linux.community to technology@beehaw.org on 18 Feb 15:47
https://linux.community/post/2156741

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kbal@fedia.io on 18 Feb 16:02 next collapse

the data will no longer be saved locally

You no longer need to know your location history, only Microsoft and its very close friends will have that data?

haverholm@kbin.earth on 18 Feb 16:11 next collapse

After all, it's not your location history. It's Microsoft's history of where you've been. You never monetised it anyway.

DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee on 18 Feb 17:10 collapse

Windows 11 is blatant spyware for Microsoft at this point

30p87@feddit.org on 18 Feb 17:13 collapse

10 was as well.

ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org on 18 Feb 22:42 collapse

In 10 it was possible to turn it all off and leave it off. In 11 it’s almost impossible to do so.

30p87@feddit.org on 18 Feb 17:13 collapse

Very close friends = Pays ~1 cent per person

reksas@sopuli.xyz on 18 Feb 17:45 next collapse

or rather, makes that information not available to users

xyguy@startrek.website on 18 Feb 17:52 next collapse

The Amount of Ads you see won’t change, just their relevance to you.

Moonrise2473@feddit.it on 18 Feb 20:34 collapse

List of applications that depended on it: