Microsoft's OneDrive Facial Recognition Feature Raises Eyebrows: Users Limited to Disabling It Just Three Times Annually
2025-10-13 / Read about 0 minute
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Artificial intelligence stands as the linchpin of Microsoft's strategic vision. Following the integration of Copilot as a mandatory component within the Microsoft 365 suite and the enforcement of AI utilization among its workforce, Microsoft has recently unveiled a novel biometric data gathering feature. This feature is automatically activated and permits users to deactivate it only thrice a year. As reported by Slashdot, an editor stumbled upon a new 'People' option nestled within the privacy settings subsequent to uploading images to Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage. The prompt elucidates that OneDrive employs AI to discern faces and facilitate the discovery of snapshots featuring friends and family. Nevertheless, when users endeavor to deactivate this function, they are met with a notification stating that it can only be switched off three times within a calendar year. This constraint has ignited a flurry of speculation among users regarding the underlying motivations, with some hypothesizing that it might be intertwined with GDPR adherence and limitations on technical resources. However, Microsoft has refrained from offering a specific rationale for this limitation, merely asserting that OneDrive inherits its privacy settings from Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. Privacy proponents have voiced their apprehensions, contending that features involving personal privacy ought to be disabled by default and entrusted to the discretion of the user.

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