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.

    • @MataVatnik@lemmy.world
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      375 months ago

      Yes, this. That’s essentially the attitude of all of these corporate exec. They know it’s wrong and do it anyways.

    • @neo@lemy.lol
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      765 months ago

      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.

    • r3df0x ✡️✝☪️A
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      -235 months ago

      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.

      • @Miyabi@lemmy.zip
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        95 months ago

        Yes, he does talk a lot about “what ifs” but a lot of his “conspiracy theories” are in the realm of reality. If you do your own research, I think you’ll see that most companies are getting shittier as time goes on.