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[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month 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.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I feel an EU lawsuit incoming.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The files are the IP.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

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