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[–] GreenKnight23 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

no thanks.

I would rather put all my private data at risk of hackers than put all my private data at risk of corporate interests.

at least when I pay the hackers they give me my shit back. what's Microsoft's excuse?

[–] TheGrandNagus 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

at least when I pay the hackers they give me my shit back

Firstly, that is absolutely not always the case. There's no honour among thieves, as the proverb goes.

Secondly, hackers do a lot more than simply encrypt your data and hold it for ransom.