You Can’t Get Rid Of It, You Can Only Hide It: Microsoft Imposes Controversial Windows Backup On Users - Gadget Tendency
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Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a "system component" that can't be

You can’t get rid of it, you can only hide it: Microsoft imposes controversial Windows Backup on users::Like it or not, the Windows Backup app installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is here to stay, with Microsoft calling it a “system component” that can’t be

  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
    1412·
    2 years ago

    So? Sure you can’t get rid of it but also you don’t have to use it.

    Despite what this article is trying to imply you’re not actually forced to do any backups, so Microsoft are not seeing your information. Also it’s probably be encrypted anyway, but who knows.

    You don’t have to use it, so this entire article is basically a big while load of nothing.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        210·
        2 years ago

        People do have control over their devices You have the control to not use the application.

        • Darkenfolk@dormi.zoneEnglish
          71·
          2 years ago

          Yeah? Obviously? If they roll out a update that fucks up your computer you’re out of luck. Sure you should always have recent backups but it might be more time effective to wait till all the bugs are fixed.

          Not even to mention that I should have the final say in what happens with a device that I brought and own.

          • 0ddysseus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            Sick of auto updates fucking up your solution but too lazy to do your own backups? Boy howdy to I have the solution for you!

    • KneeTitts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      It might be a preview of whats coming though, MS would conceivably at some point move to a cloud based OS completely at some point

    • MeanEYE@lemmy.worldEnglish
      63·
      2 years ago

      You should read EULA every once in a while.

      “We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to”, for example, “protect their customers” or “enforce the terms governing the use of the services”.

      With Windows10 you already accepted that they will collect and share data. What is good faith to them remains to be seen but as a rule of hand I don’t trust them for anything. In short, yes… Microsoft is seeing your information.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        65·
        2 years ago

        I’m sorry I don’t care about what you care about as much as you do.