Privacy
The latest Privacy coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Tech Writer Abandons Windows 11 Start Menu for Flow Launcher, Citing Speed and Plugin Power
A MakeUseOf tech writer has publicly ditched the Windows 11 Start menu for Flow Launcher, an open-source, keyboard-first app launcher, reigniting a debate over how Windows should serve power users....
Microsoft Copilot’s NFL Verdict: Give the Ball to Marshawn Lynch
Artificial intelligence is now officially on the NFL sideline, and when it replays the one play Seattle fans can never forget—the goal-line pass intercepted in Super Bowl XLIX—it delivers a...
Hands-On: WINUX, the Linux Distro That Looks Like Windows 11, Might Be the Best Escape Plan for Windows 10 Users
Microsoft’s countdown to the Windows 10 end-of-support deadline—October 14, 2025—has sparked a frantic search for alternatives. For millions of users locked out of Windows 11’s stringent...
Alphabet Shares Jump as Judge Spares Chrome and Android from Sale, Mandates Data Sharing
Alphabet’s stock surged nearly 9% in a single trading session after a federal judge handed down a remedies ruling that steered clear of the most feared outcomes—a forced sale of the Chrome...
Windows 11 Fluid Dictation Hands-On: On-Device AI Makes Speech-to-Text Smarter, but Hardware-Locked
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview builds 26220.5790 (Dev) and 26120.5790 (Beta) under KB5065779, and the headline feature is Fluid Dictation – an on-device AI engine inside Voice Access...
Free Microsoft 365 for College Students: Copilot, 1TB, and the Hidden Renewal Trap
Microsoft is handing U.S. college students a free 12-month Microsoft 365 Personal subscription, complete with the Copilot AI assistant and 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage. The promotion, which must be...
Google Begins Gemini Early Access on Nest Devices October 1, Ending Assistant Era
Google will begin replacing its legacy Google Assistant with Gemini for Home on Nest and Google Home devices starting October 1, 2025, the company confirmed in a product blog post. The early access...
Samsung Vision AI TV Hands the Remote to Copilot as IFA 2025 Redefines the Smart Home
Samsung’s new Vision AI Companion television will let users summon Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and other AI agents with a dedicated button, the company revealed at IFA 2025, marking a major...
Chrome Canary Auto-Revokes Clipboard Access from Dormant Sites
Google has escalated clipboard privacy to a top-tier browser permission, with Chrome Canary builds now automatically revoking clipboard access from websites you haven’t recently visited. The Safety...
From GPT-5 to Grok: How Your AI Model Reveals Risk Tolerance and Privacy Values
A recent cultural meme — mapping AI models to personality types — has spread through tech circles, but beneath the playful caricatures lies a serious question: what does your choice of AI model...
XChat’s Encryption Promise Crumbles: GPS-Tagged Photos and Server Keys Put Users at Risk
Images sent over X’s new encrypted chat service retain full EXIF metadata, including GPS coordinates, device information, and timestamps, Straight Arrow News (SAN) revealed this week. The finding,...
64% of Workers Don't Recognize AI in Their Tools—That Blind Spot Is Fueling an Enterprise Governance Crisis
Nearly two-thirds of American employees use AI-powered features daily without realizing it, according to workforce and consumer surveys, creating a massive blind spot that corporate policies and...