WIndows 10 agreeing to terms of service gives microsoft right to look at your data

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Has anyone read the terms of service Microsoft if given the ok by anti-piracy outfits to access the data on windows 10 systems suspected of downloading movies,tv shows,games,porn to actually look at what you have on your system.

"Finally, 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: 1.comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process, including from law enforcement or other government agencies; 2.protect our customers, for example to prevent spam or attempts to defraud users of the services, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone; 3.operate and maintain the security of our services, including to prevent or stop an attack on our computer systems or networks; or 4.protect the rights or property of Microsoft, including enforcing the terms governing the use of the services – however, if we receive information indicating that someone is using our services to traffic in stolen intellectual or physical property of Microsoft, we will not inspect a customer’s private content ourselves, but we may refer the matter to law enforcement."
 
Has anyone read the terms of service Microsoft if given the ok by anti-piracy outfits to access the data on windows 10 systems suspected of downloading movies,tv shows,games,porn to actually look at what you have on your system.

"Finally, 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: 1.comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process, including from law enforcement or other government agencies; 2.protect our customers, for example to prevent spam or attempts to defraud users of the services, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone; 3.operate and maintain the security of our services, including to prevent or stop an attack on our computer systems or networks; or 4.protect the rights or property of Microsoft, including enforcing the terms governing the use of the services – however, if we receive information indicating that someone is using our services to traffic in stolen intellectual or physical property of Microsoft, we will not inspect a customer’s private content ourselves, but we may refer the matter to law enforcement."
I wonder if they would shut this feature down after scanning Bertie's machine......
 
This makes no sense. No way in hell can they legally read your email. The NSA, sure. Thanks to the bought and paid for lackeys in Congress who use the Constitution as a door mat thanks to the unPatriot Act. But MS? Highly doubtful.

If this was true the ACLU would be all over it by now.
 
This makes no sense. No way in hell can they legally read your email. The NSA, sure. Thanks to the bought and paid for lackeys in Congress who use the Constitution as a door mat thanks to the unPatriot Act. But MS? Highly doubtful.

If this was true the ACLU would be all over it by now.

They are not reading it. "we will access, disclose and preserve personal data". So they will collect information and turn it over to whom ever they deem responsible for protecting their legal rights. Like most in this business I have no delusions of privacy and I communicate the same to all of my customers.
 
Mark,

Maybe MS is referring to data stored in the cloud on their servers but I just can't believe that they can they peer into my PC and collect my data.
 
Mark,

Maybe MS is referring to data stored in the cloud on their servers but I just can't believe that they can they peer into my PC and collect my data.

@mr m you can bet that anything in their cloud storage is fair game. There have been plenty of reports of that - http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/your-cloud-drive-really-private-not-according-fine-print-1C8881731. I would expand that to include things like outlook.com/O365 hosted Exchange. Directly scanning a computer does require a warrant from what I have read.
 
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