Is it possible that Microsoft is using the remaining power of my machine to power paid Microsoft Azure machines?

How would we go about that, and how does that fit in modern day capitalism (you don’t even own your own machine)?

    • @obbeel@lemmy.mlOP
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      12 years ago

      Rights over their ownership of hardware and more rights over ownership of data. So that spyware, adware and processor using is what they used to be: malware.

      We can’t have people normalizing jacking into our computers just because it is connected to the Internet.

      Soon, much more things will be connected to the Internet, which means much more control over our hardware - or companies basically treating us as a hostile country they want to suck on, by intrigue, spying and military action.

      I don’t want to be treated like a criminal because I want to own my hardware, people can’t just force this giving status onto me, especially when it’s not fucking mutual: companies won’t move a centimeter into giving us ground and is basically sucking us ever more.

      If they are going through with this “be giving” mentality, at least companies should adhere to it and have their resources sucked freely - I certainly have much less to give than a rich company who doesn’t care about me.

      • krolden
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        12 years ago

        Soon, much more things will be connected to the Internet, which means much more control over our hardware - or companies basically treating us as a hostile country they want to suck on, by intrigue, spying and military action.

        More than your dishwasher and microwave?

        Also, who is treating you like a criminal?

        • @obbeel@lemmy.mlOP
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          12 years ago

          Cars and city objects will be connected to the Internet.

          Treated like a criminal, for example, as in I can’t be trusted with deDRMd stuff because I’m presumed to have bad intentions with owning my hardware/data.