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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: "Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications" (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 1 week ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TheMadBeagle@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yeah, but there is a big difference between you going to Google looking for Nvidia drivers and downloading them from nvidia.definitelynotmalware.me versus asking AI to download the Nvidia drivers and it pulling them from nvidia.definitelynotmalware.me without telling you.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

New technology brings new problems.