Comment on Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service

• requiem@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Depends on your sector of work. Imagine you’re a therapist or a lawyer…

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  • otter@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A lot of healthcare and education institutions use Outlook as well, so I wouldn’t be surprised if mental health or legal uses it too. There may be rules about what kind of client/student/patient information can be sent over email

    I think the other comment applies regardless. Do work things on the work device/account and let the workplace handle any other concerns. When it comes time to discuss alternatives, you can make a case for something else

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    • requiem@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I mean it even harvests typing data and Outlook also includes calendars etc… It’s really bad.

      But yes, I just suggested a re-evaluation of the use of Microsoft Outlook to my company …

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      • essteeyou@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        What would you get them to use instead? I use Proton personally, but I doubt many companies are using it at scale.

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      • pound_heap@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        A company would use a Microsoft 365 plan that includes Outlook for Office 365, not a Windows Mail app. An the MS365 agreement would come with protections of company data from sharing with advertisers.

        In other words, I wouldn’t worry if my company used Outlook. But never log in to your private mailbox from a corporate device.

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    • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      All of it is compatible with HIPAA.

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      • deathbird@mander.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How?

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      • crispy_kilt@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There is more than one country on this planet.

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There are dozens of articles about mental health systems selling patient data.

      People are worried about these dystopian futures, completely unaware that we’re living in one today. You can’t do anything, go anywhere, or buy anything without it being logged and sold for profit. Not without spending years of your time becoming a cyber security expert.

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  • Lichtblitz@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There are different versions of Outlook depending on your subscription. Companies that do things properly, never see the problematic, “free version” of Outlook. They have very fine control over the features and data collections they enable.

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  • remotelove@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Touché.

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