Report: Bing hid auto-complete in the US for politically sensitive Chinese names, affecting Windows search and DuckDuckGo; Microsoft says it was due to an error (Aaron Tilley/Wall Street Journal)

Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal:
Report: Bing hid auto-complete in the US for politically sensitive Chinese names, affecting Windows search and DuckDuckGo; Microsoft says it was due to an error  —  Bing's autofill feature failed to make suggestions for terms that could be deemed controversial in Beijing, according to a cybersecurity and surveillance group

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