Microsoft insists Office update doesn’t spy on users
Microsoft insists Office update doesn’t spy on users (ஆஃபீஸ் அப்டேட் பயனர்களை உளவு பார்க்காது என்று மைக்ரோசாப்ட் வலியுறுத்துகிறது) Microsoft has denied that it is spying on users by releasing an update (pictured right) that tells the company which version of Office they’ve got installed. The company released update KB5021751 on 17 January to help it “identify the number of users running out-of-support (or soon to be out-of-support) versions of Office” – in particular versions 2007, 2010 and 2013. Microsoft ended support for the first two in October 2017 and October 2020 respectively, 10 years after they were released. Office 2013 will follow this lifespan trend, with Microsoft ending support on 11 April. Microsoft also said that the update “will run one time silently without installing anything on the user’s device”. However, many users enquired via social media and help forums why Microsoft needed to know which version of Office users had. WHAT WE THINK -------------------...