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[–] 163 points 2 months ago* (11 children)

“Accidentally”

Microsoft’s notion of consent is terrifying.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, I removed OneDrive at least twice and they "accidentally" reinstalled and reactivated it on two updates.

    The second time I found out about it because I got a warning that they had uploaded too many of my files against my consent, my allotted cloud storage was full, and if I wanted access to my files I had to pay up.

    I removed it again, then there was another update. Guess whose files "accidentally" got held for ransom again?

    Now I'm on Linux.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago

    "I don't even wait. And when you're a big company, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the auto-update. You can do anything."

    Hey, if it's good enough for the esteemed President of the United States of America, it's good enough for Microsoft.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Easier yo ask forgiveness than permission.

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  • [–] 58 points 2 months ago

    "Oopsie doodle" - An international multi-trillion dollar company that has their equipment in literally every government and military.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 months ago

    Wow, Microsoft sure has been making a lot of accidents lately. Almost like things are being done without human oversight.

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  • [–] 69 points 2 months ago

    The ways this differs from malware is none.

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    "Accidentally"

    Suuure

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    [–] 48 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    The easy way to remove the malware is to install Linux.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    That's just totally untrue. Openbsd is also an option.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    That's why I accidentally installed Linux Bazite.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Kinda like how the wives of cops always accidentally have black eyes.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Accident installed. Then lets fix it by removing it from all computers.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    I know a good way to *nix it!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    "accidentally"

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Yes there is. Install a linux distro

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    How many times could Microsoft slap their users in the face after swearing not to (with K2)? I've long lost count. The number is too high though.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I haven’t used windows in years except when my mother asks me to help her out occasionally, and I don’t miss it at all.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Used to need a computer. Haven't had one for years, don't miss it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    This is a classic Microsoft strategy, happened many many times.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    Microsoft also told Windows Latest that OneDrive Photos cannot currently be removed from PCs unless you delete OneDrive entirely

    Seems like a pretty easy way to remove it right there

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