+0.40 Microsoft Copilot Update Hijacks Default Browser Links (reclaimthenet.org)
43 points by miohtama 3 days ago | 4 comments on HN | Mild positive ~lite vlite-1.6
Summary ~lite Privacy Tech Advocates
Article discusses Microsoft Copilot update that overrides user browser settings.
EQ 0.70
SO 0.60
TD 0.50
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal 90 HN snapshots · 47 evals
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Audit Trail 67 entries
2026-03-11 17:27 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 17:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 17:27 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-03-11 16:27 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 16:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 16:08 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 16:08 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 16:08 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-03-11 14:59 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 14:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 14:41 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 14:41 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 14:41 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-03-11 13:45 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 13:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 13:27 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 13:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 05:10 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 05:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 05:07 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 05:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 03:55 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 03:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 03:34 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 03:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 03:34 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-03-11 02:38 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 02:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 02:18 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 02:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 01:51 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 01:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 01:37 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-11 01:37 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 01:01 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-11 01:01 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-11 00:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-11 00:34 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: 0.00 (Neutral)
2026-03-11 00:30 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.04 (Neutral)
reasoning
tech news with privacy concerns
2026-03-10 23:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 22:53 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 22:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 22:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 22:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 22:11 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 21:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 21:36 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 21:25 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 21:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 21:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 20:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 20:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 20:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 20:05 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 20:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 19:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 19:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 19:26 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 19:22 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 19:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 19:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 18:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 18:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 18:07 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-10 18:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) +0.12
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c
2026-03-10 17:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-10 17:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral)
reasoning
The article discusses Microsoft Copilot's update that hijacks default browser links, which relates to privacy and user c