According to the latest reports, Windows 11 has made an independent choice by automatically turning on OneDrive folder backup for Desktop, Pictures, Documents, Music, and Video folders without your permission. This signifies that, whether you approve or not, everything is becoming coordinated with the cloud.
This action from Microsoft fits into a larger pattern where big tech companies cleverly (or not so cleverly) promote their services and subscriptions to users. It isn’t only about Microsoft; there have been instances of Google doing something similar with Google Photos and its storage plans.
Keep an eye on your settings, particularly when you have just finished setting up a new device or updating your operating system. Companies such as Microsoft constantly seek methods to link users with their environments—sometimes without permission.
Apple does it too if you sign in in the Settings. iCloud gets booted up the moment you sign in and everything goes to the iCloud
Not everything. By default the contents of your desktop and documents folder, both of which are easy to switch off if you want.
I thought part of the apple agreement was that all your data is on their servers. Isn’t that why my media messages from Android to Apple phones look like shit, because Apple only sends shit through their servers and refuses to adapt the industry standard for mobile data?
They turn iMessage on by default when you sign in because signing into your account and signing into iCloud purposefully conflated. Its very sneaky and arguably just as bad as the whole Microsoft local accounts lol. Also iCloud backups didn’t use to be e2ee and iMessage backups which also weren’t e2ee because the iCloud backups werent e2ee and held the keys to all the iMessage. Funny stuff.
To sign into your account locally and avoid iCloud, you have to sign in in the AppStore on both iOS and MacOS. Its fhe only way. On Mac, iCloud is activated by signing in the Settings place (same as iOS) or that Apple Media Account/Services modal they pester you with constantly.
This is to say, they turn it on by default under the facade that every Appl user would want to have all their private communications redirected through their servers via iMessage (its free and blue message so cool) and then there’s multiple backdoors to your conversations even tho its said its e2ee and only accessible to you
Part of agreement
C’mon, seriously, nobody reads those. They’re way too long and they get updated all the time. Its easier to disabke iCloud and use real proper apps like Signal. I avoid the Appl native apps like the plague. Their privacy nutrition labels should all be No Data Collected or only like Disgnostic stuff but basically every one captures UserContent and other invasive data.
Install Linux already, just get it over with.
I do exactly that, yes. Unfortunately I my company we have to use the msoffice shit, so I use the online version which is as hilariously bad as one would expect. Same for teams which is just a sad shitshow
Say about Google what you want, but at least the google drive tools work well.
In any case, what is your point?
People usually don’t use linux because or app compatibility ik wine exists but it just doesn’t not work with all apps
Most apps have open source versions which work better anyway. I’ve been on a Linux desktop literally for the past 20+ years now, never looked back
To really switch to Linux people need to accept that for a good experience you may need to switch off some software to alternative software.
This wasn’t a big deal for me personally and I’m happy I use more open source software now, it can be a bigger issue especially if you need specific tools for work.
I stopped using the word “alternative” as it implies it maybe be less good. I just say “open source” now.
In reality, open source software almost always is a better product as it’s designed by people wanting it, not by a bunch of managers wanting more money directing a bunch of developers who just want their salary.
Also: a lot of the mainstream software has Linux clients, if you look for them
I’ve been on Linux desktop and server for over 20 years now, reaching 25. Never looked back, never will
I have it somewhat working on Nobara after SteamVR updated a few weeks back. It works, but is rather unstable and you got to reboot any time it craps out. 6/10 technically functional, but needs work.
It doesn’t help that my headset has had odd issues even on Windows since it’s refurbished.
Rapist mentality.
Louis Rossman is a far right extremist who promotes unfounded conspiracy theories against technical corporations.
I’m wondering how many people won’t know if that’s serious or not.
Your honour, I asked her if she wanted to have it and she said no. I wasn’t sure what that meant so I asked again. And to make things clearer I told her that “yes” and “maybe later” where the only options. She still didn’t say yes, but after some time I decided that “later” had come. So I Azure you, I did nothing wrong.
Yes, this. That’s essentially the attitude of all of these corporate exec. They know it’s wrong and do it anyways.
Maybe maybe not. But they sure as shit do things they know they wouldn’t be able to get away with in any other situation.
Obligatory just switch to Linux plug
It is shit but it’s easy to turn off.
Not how that should work. They don’t get permission to all that unless I say so.
It’s telling how you get downvoted, but someone saying the same shit about Apple in this thread gets upvoted.
I hate shitty practices like everybody else, but please keep them to the same standard.
Right click Onedrive Icon, settings, sync and backup, Manage Backup, turn off what ever you don’t want backed up. At that point all your desktop / document content will disappear (looks like Microsoft linked the normal and Onedrive folders, which is a useful trick occasionally) so move everything out of Onedrive back into your normal folders
