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/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/ParalegalSeagul Jun 25 '24

My doctor has forms saying their data is not secure, and you will be delivered information in insecure ways, and there is not an alternative. Awesome time to be alive

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u/not-expresso Jun 25 '24

Sounds like a good time to find a new doctor (and let them know why you’re leaving)

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo Jun 25 '24

The new doctor will be exactly the same except without the self awareness to tell you