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1. askonomm · 1790329035 · focus · HN ↗

   Any move away from the abusive big tech that exists in USA is a good move in my book. Microsoft just recently made a new patent where they will monitor you via camera and microphone to block your program/game to show you ads, and per ads viewed, you then earn credit to be able to use your program/game. It is absolutely wild to me how a corporation can be so toxic and abusive to its users and still be in business.

   1. latexr · 1790332576 · focus · HN ↗

      In addition to being the plot of a Black Mirror Episode¹, Sony also owns a similar patent².

      I wasn’t aware of the Microsoft patent but was able to find it³. It was published less than a month ago.

      ¹ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fifteen_Million_Merits" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fifteen_Million_Merits

      ² <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.snopes.com&#x2F;fact-check&#x2F;sony-patent-mcdonalds&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.snopes.com&#x2F;fact-check&#x2F;sony-patent-mcdonalds&#x2F;

      ³ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;image-ppubs.uspto.gov&#x2F;dirsearch-public&#x2F;print&#x2F;downloadPdf&#x2F;20260260258" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;image-ppubs.uspto.gov&#x2F;dirsearch-public&#x2F;print&#x2F;downloa...

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