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Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are?

From Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are?
Date 2025-03-21 02:33 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <vrj183$100k2$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On Thu, 3/20/2025 11:11 PM, Marion wrote:
> I do not log into a Microsoft account on Windows 10.
> I don't even have a Microsoft account to log into.
> 
> Yet, Copilot just said it would "keep an eye out" for me if it finds
> something specific in the future that I am looking for. How can it do that?
> <https://i.postimg.cc/q7mY13vX/copilot-tracking.jpg>
> 
> Does Copilot know who I am?
> Or is it just going to keep track for everyone who asks?
> 
> What did I accomplish by saying "yes"?
> 
>  =======================
>  Would you like me to keep an eye out for updates on this topic?
> 
>  yes.
> 
>  Got it! I'll keep tabs on any updates about privacy-focused messaging  apps, particularly those that plan to support SMS, MMS, RCS, and MLS  later this year. If anything pops up, I'll share the details with you.  Feel free to check in if you're curious about developments along the way!
>  =======================

The CoPilot in the MSEdge, assumes your login MSA applies
to your MSEdge session, and it stores session details
against that MSA. If I use the CoPilot in the upper right
of MSEdge, it never asks me to log in.

The CoPilot App on the other hand, begs you to sign in.
Which is a weird behavior.

I suspect CoPilot is using a Service Worker in MSEdge.
The CoPilot App could be using WebView, in which case
a parallel structure might exist. I had not expected to
see an operational Service Worker on the machine, because
I don't generally allow that. I am tempted to delete it,
but that could make a mess.

The only unknown then, is why does the CoPilot App cling
to the notion it is not saving the session against the
current owner of the desktop. I don't use the CoPilot App,
but I did open it long enough to see the request. Am I actually
going to go find my password and log in ? Ah, No.

   Paul

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How does Copilot know WHO you are? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-21 03:11 +0000
  Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-21 02:33 -0400
    Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-21 21:57 +0000
      Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-03-21 17:21 -0500
        Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-21 23:38 -0400
        Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2025-03-22 13:21 +0000
    Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? Kash Patel <kash.patel@fbi.gov> - 2025-03-22 17:00 +0000
      Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-03-31 20:47 +1100
  Re: How does Copilot know WHO you are? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-21 13:35 -0400

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