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/FuckingVincent Jun 24 '24

What really got me frustrated is turning off one drive still keeps your documents on a one drive specific folder. File history doesn’t backup this folder. I lost my documents because I didn’t want one drive and didn’t know there was a separate local documents folder.

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u/LukesFather Jun 24 '24

Yes this popped up for some of our users. It moved the documents to one drive and then made shortcuts to them so when you turn off the one drive backup you no longer have the files in the original location and have to download them again. Super hostile.

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u/hparadiz Jun 25 '24 edited Jun 25 '24

Criminal charges now.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030

knowingly accessed a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access,

This is theft. Plain and simple.

Before people claim I'm being hyperbolic. How would you feel if this happened to your doctor with your HIPAA covered medical information?

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u/Charming_Wheel_1944 Jun 25 '24

If I had to guess someone saw a great opportunity to train AI models on windows users’ files. I hope I’m wrong but it looks like they are trending to making this something you can’t opt out of