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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This isn't about protecting your IP. This is about the incredibly shaky legal ground Microsoft is standing on by making it the default to slurp up all your files.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

I feel an EU lawsuit incoming.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The files are the IP.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Yup, and Microsoft just takes copies of those files by default. The legality of which is dubious at best.