Microsoft Copilot is Getting Even More Invasive, Apparently
Right. So Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom (and by ‘wisdom’, I mean relentless pursuit of data harvesting), have decided to let Copilot poke around even more of your shit. This article details how they’re opening up “connectors” – basically permission slips for Copilot to access third-party apps and services. Think Salesforce, ServiceNow, all that corporate garbage you’re already drowning in.
But wait, there’s more! They’ve also jammed it deeper into Office documents and OneDrive. Now it can *read* your Word files and OneDrive data to “help” you. Help them is what it really means. They’re touting features like summarizing reports (because apparently nobody can read anymore) and finding information in your cloud storage. It’s all about “seamless integration” which translates to “we want access to everything.”
There’s a whole developer thing now too, so expect even *more* questionable integrations popping up like digital herpes. They’re making it easier for anyone with half a brain (and zero ethics) to build connectors. Fantastic.
Oh, and they’ve got some “responsible AI” fluff in there about data governance. Don’t fall for it. It’s just marketing bullshit designed to make you feel better while they vacuum up your information. Seriously, read the fine print if you actually care what they are doing with your data.
Honestly, I’m starting to think Copilot should be renamed “DataSucker 3000”.
Related Anecdote:
I once had to debug a script that was inexplicably sending user data to a Russian IP address. Turns out, some “helpful” integration someone installed had a backdoor. This Copilot thing feels like setting up a dozen more of those backdoors *intentionally*. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
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