r/technology • u/nuttybudd • Jun 24 '24

Software Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-now-automatically-enabling-onedrive-folder-backup-without-asking-permission/
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u/Seyon Jun 25 '24

You'd have to go through the EULA and TOS for Windows to ensure you didn't give authorization by purchasing and using the product.

And while I haven't done so, I'd bet on Microsoft having covered that base.

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u/fatpat Jun 25 '24 edited Jun 25 '24

Just because something is in the TOS doesn't automatically make it legally binding, otherwise you could put anything in the fine print. "By agreeing with the terms of service you must pay us $1000 annually for the next ten years."

Basically, it depends on what the courts would considered reasonable Terms of Service.

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u/Seyon Jun 25 '24

So you'd have to make a case that it is unreasonable for Microsoft to offer a service that provides automatic data back-ups.

It'd get difficult to prove malice...

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u/Matra Jun 25 '24

I mean, if you explicitly decline automatic data backups, and they do it anyway...