Microsoft Data Scraping in Word & Excel Sparks Major Privacy Concerns

The spotlight is once again on Microsoft data scraping after allegations surfaced suggesting that user-generated content from Word and Excel might be used to train the company’s AI systems. While Microsoft has denied these claims, stating that customer data from its Microsoft 365 (M365) apps is not used for large language model (LLM) training, the controversy has sparked critical discussions around data privacy, consent, and corporate transparency.

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