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#1110 - How Microsoft Extortion Can Lead to Data Loss

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How Microsoft Extortion Can Lead to Data Loss

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How Microsoft Extortion Can Lead to Data Loss

OneDrive?s ?backup? can quietly move your Desktop and Documents into the cloud, fill your free 5GB of storage, and start pushing you to ?free up space.? Here?s the scary part: the wrong click can delete files everywhere.

Watch: How Microsoft Extortion Can Lead to Data Loss


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