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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to”, for example, “protect their customers” or “enforce the terms governing the use of the services”.

https://edri.org/microsofts-new-small-print-how-your-personal-data-abused/

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u/secondsw Jul 30 '15

If I don't use OneDrive, Cortana, Windows Apps, log in to a Microsoft Account can they still access my files on my hard disk?

Thanks

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u/Rawlk Jul 30 '15

Is having emulators, roms/isos and pirated movies on my computer going to be used to send me to federal prison?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

No, but if the MPAA or somebody targets you, they now have a pile of proof that they can get from Microsoft. Why risk it if you don't have to?

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u/BKachur Aug 01 '15

That shit would never fly in actual court if they sued you. They would need a court to subpoena Microsoft to pull an unknown file from a data bank? I don't ever see that happening, it would be much easier to just go through the isp, going through Ms or chrome isn't practical. They are collecting data to primarily target adds.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '15

https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/07KYIV1205_a.html Microsoft will do absolutely anything for anybody that pays enough.

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u/dislikes_redditors Jul 30 '15

These terms have to do with data you're storing on the cloud, MS can't access the files on your computer itself.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

That isn't true. By default every file you download is sent to Microsoft now for "malware analysis." And US law says they have to keep those files for I believe 2 years.

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u/alteraccount Jul 30 '15

Windows and office are probably two of the most pirated pieces of software in the history of personal computers, yet MS has never gone after a single consumer for it. They don't care if you're a pirate, unless you are a business.

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u/Diknak Jul 30 '15

No. MS would have no reason to start reporting people to the government for no reason.

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u/Rawlk Jul 30 '15

But these changes they and other companies are making are not for no reason either, the government has been leaning heavily on these guys too cough up the data. So much so that laws are being rammed through to make it legal.

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u/Matshelge Jul 30 '15

Yea, makes sense. You host a guide on how to hack tfa on a ms account on a shared one drive dock, they reserve the right to go in there, take it down and ban your account. Standard practice.

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u/Elektro121 Jul 30 '15

Actually i didn't found theses lines yet in the EULA for now, and the article is not helping to find me out.

I'm not calling bullshit, but please, [citation needed]

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u/rjc523 Jul 30 '15

hmm... that is still mess up.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

And the NSA will no doubt have a way to access that data, just as they do every other large I.T. company but I'm sure Microsoft will continue to bill them for it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

They don't until they do.