On Trusting and Not Trusting Microsoft

Update: 2025-09-17

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Worried Microsoft is peeking at your files in OneDrive? The truth is more complicated and perhaps surprising. I’ll look at what scanning really means, why avoiding OneDrive may not be enough, and how trust in Microsoft’s products comes down to risk, reality, and choice.

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On Trusting and Not Trusting Microsoft

On Trusting and Not Trusting Microsoft