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    <title>microsoft &amp;mdash; Paul Sutton</title>
    <link>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/tag:microsoft</link>
    <description>Paul Sutton - personal blog </description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>MS Teams Privacy</title>
      <link>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/ms-teams-privacy</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[MS Teams Privacy&#xA;&#xA;I had to attend a meeting using teams earlier,  it got cancelled, so despite just loading up the lobby room in the browser,  it still leaves cookies behind.  The concern is the size here., &#xA;&#xA;ms cookies&#xA;&#xA;Cookies left behind by MS Teams&#xA;&#xA;Contrast this to the small amount of data that big blue button needs for a session, much smaller. &#xA;&#xA;faircam&#xA;&#xA;Cookies left behind by Big Blue Button&#xA;&#xA;I will leave this with people.   In the meantime Big Blue Button is a viable, secure, safe, easy to use and privacy respecting, open source alternative. &#xA;&#xA;On an end note it seems Edge also &#39;leaks&#39; information on sites visited.&#xA;&#xA;Microsoft Edge is leaking the sites you visit to Bing&#xA;&#xA;SAFEGUARDING IS EVERYONE&#39;;S RESPONSIBILITY&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;Big Blue Button&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Microsoft,#Teams,#Cookies,#Privacy,#BigBlueButton]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MS Teams Privacy</p>

<p>I had to attend a meeting using teams earlier,  it got cancelled, so despite just loading up the lobby room in the browser,  it still leaves cookies behind.  The concern is the size here.,</p>

<p><img src="https://salsa.debian.org/zleap-guest/blog-media/-/raw/master/MScookies.png" alt="ms cookies"></p>

<p><em>Cookies left behind by MS Teams</em></p>

<p>Contrast this to the small amount of data that big blue button needs for a session, much smaller.</p>

<p><img src="https://salsa.debian.org/zleap-guest/blog-media/-/raw/master/faircamcookies.png" alt="faircam"></p>

<p><em>Cookies left behind by Big Blue Button</em></p>

<p>I will leave this with people.   In the meantime Big Blue Button is a viable, secure, safe, easy to use and privacy respecting, open source alternative.</p>

<p>On an end note it seems Edge also &#39;leaks&#39; information on sites visited.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697532/microsoft-edge-browser-url-leak-bing-privacy" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Edge is leaking the sites you visit to Bing</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>SAFEGUARDING IS EVERYONE&#39;;S RESPONSIBILITY</strong></p>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.bigbluebutton.org" rel="nofollow">Big Blue Button</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Microsoft" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Microsoft</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Teams" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Teams</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Cookies" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Cookies</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Privacy" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Privacy</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:BigBlueButton" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">BigBlueButton</span></a></p>
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      <guid>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/ms-teams-privacy</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>EU tech sector fights for a Level Playing Field with Microsoft</title>
      <link>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/eu-tech-sector-fights-for-a-level-playing-field-with-microsoft</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[EU tech sector fights for a Level Playing Field with Microsoft&#xA;&#xA;This was posted to Mastodon earlier,  I am sharing to help raise awareness of the lawsuit.  Also included below some links to alternative cloud solutions.  Note: Disroot now uses a Cryptpad installation for some of their services. &#xA;&#xA;iframe src=&#34;https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/107540588712907178/embed&#34; class=&#34;mastodon-embed&#34; style=&#34;max-width: 100%; border: 0&#34; width=&#34;600&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;allowfullscreen&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;Article&#xA;NextCloud&#xA;Disroot&#xA;CryptPad&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#EU,#Technology,#Sector,#AntiTrust,#Lawsuit,#Microsoft,&#xA;LevelPlayingField,]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EU tech sector fights for a Level Playing Field with Microsoft</p>

<p>This was posted to Mastodon earlier,  I am sharing to help raise awareness of the lawsuit.  Also included below some links to alternative cloud solutions.  <strong>Note:</strong> Disroot now uses a Cryptpad installation for some of their services.</p>

<iframe src="https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud/107540588712907178/embed" class="mastodon-embed" style="max-width: 100%; border: 0" width="600" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/eu-tech-sector-fights-for-a-level-playing-field-with-microsoft/" rel="nofollow">Article</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nextcloud.com/" rel="nofollow">NextCloud</a></li>
<li><a href="https://disroot.org/en" rel="nofollow">Disroot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cryptpad.fr/" rel="nofollow">CryptPad</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:EU" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">EU</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Technology" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Technology</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Sector" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Sector</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:AntiTrust" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">AntiTrust</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Lawsuit" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Lawsuit</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Microsoft" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Microsoft</span></a>,
<a href="/paulsutton/tag:LevelPlayingField" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">LevelPlayingField</span></a>,</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Virtual Summer camps - from Microsoft</title>
      <link>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/free-virtual-summer-camps-from-microsoft</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Free Virtual Summer camps - from Microsoft&#xA;&#xA;Just sharing this, in case anyone is interested&#xA;&#xA;Virtual Summer Camps&#xA;&#xA;#coding,#camp,#learning,#programming,#microsoft,#virtual]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Free Virtual Summer camps – from Microsoft</p>

<p>Just sharing this, in case anyone is interested</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/locations/england/london/oxford-circus/store-1144?eventcat=10000053&amp;OCID=ema_7021197_summercamps_20_CRM_explore_all&amp;WT.mc_id=PromoEmail_7021197_17284_en_UK_Virtual_Summer_Camps_07-13-20_Banner_5_Virtual_Summer_Camps_General" rel="nofollow">Virtual Summer Camps</a></li></ul>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:coding" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">coding</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:camp" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">camp</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:learning" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">learning</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:programming" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">programming</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:microsoft" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">microsoft</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:virtual" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">virtual</span></a></p>
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      <guid>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/free-virtual-summer-camps-from-microsoft</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Github Migration</title>
      <link>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/github-migration</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Since Microsoft&#39;s acquisition of Github.  Quite a few free software projects have moved off the Github platform.  &#xA;&#xA;There are alternatives such as Notabug or Debian Salsa that offer a better alternative. &#xA;&#xA;I have now downloaded most of my projects off github in zip format.  These can be stored locally or in the cloud until needed.&#xA;&#xA;Some projects will be kept on github, for example media file hosting media for here, until I can find / setup an alternative.  I will also keep my Scratch projects on there as they are linked to from the Scratch Ed website.  It makes it easier for others. &#xA;&#xA;Given that most of my projects are either complete or abandoned having not been touched for some time. This is an opportunity for a clear out.  &#xA;&#xA;My project to collect screenshots for Dis&#39;root have already been moved to Debian Salsa.  &#xA;&#xA;#git,#github, #microsoft, #migration, #debian, #salsa, #notabug&#xA;&#xA;Further reading&#xA;&#xA;Debian Salsa&#xA;Disroot Screenshots&#xA;Notabug&#xA;&#xA;You can find me on Friendica at zleap@social.isurf.ca&#xA;&#xA;---&#xA;&#xA;cc-by logo&#xA;Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since Microsoft&#39;s acquisition of Github.  Quite a few free software projects have moved off the Github platform.</p>

<p>There are alternatives such as Notabug or Debian Salsa that offer a better alternative.</p>

<p>I have now downloaded most of my projects off github in zip format.  These can be stored locally or in the cloud until needed.</p>

<p>Some projects will be kept on github, for example media file hosting media for here, until I can find / setup an alternative.  I will also keep my Scratch projects on there as they are linked to from the Scratch Ed website.  It makes it easier for others.</p>

<p>Given that most of my projects are either complete or abandoned having not been touched for some time. This is an opportunity for a clear out.</p>

<p>My project to collect screenshots for Dis&#39;root have already been moved to Debian Salsa.</p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:git" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">git</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:github" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">github</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:microsoft" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">microsoft</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:migration" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">migration</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:debian" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">debian</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:salsa" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">salsa</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:notabug" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">notabug</span></a></p>

<h2 id="further-reading" id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://salsa.debian.org/public" rel="nofollow">Debian Salsa</a></li>
<li><a href="https://salsa.debian.org/zleap-guest/disroot-screenshots" rel="nofollow">Disroot Screenshots</a></li>
<li><a href="https://notabug.org/" rel="nofollow">Notabug</a></li></ul>

<p><a href="https://social.isurf.ca/profile/zleap" rel="nofollow">You can find me on Friendica at zleap@social.isurf.ca</a></p>

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      <guid>https://paper.wf/paulsutton/github-migration</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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