[owenthejumper]

This feels like a hit piece by semafor. A lot of the information in there is purely false. For example, Microsoft's AI Agreemeent says (prohibits):

"...cannot use...For ongoing surveillance or real-time or near real-time identification or persistent tracking of the individual using any of their personal data, including biometric data, without the individual’s valid consent."

[cbm-vic-20]

There's nothing stopping Microsoft hammering out different terms for certain customers, like governments.

[gowld]

Semafor is Ben Smith's blog, trying to imitate a reputable newspaper like Financial Times.