Re: The Cloud was Re: Microsoft Promises Slew of Windows 11
Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:30:56 +0100 (CET)
| Newsgroups | alt.business.offshore, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.privacy.anon-server, misc.immigration.usa |
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| Organization | dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 23 Mar 2026, Mark Lloyd <[email protected]> posted some news:[email protected]: > On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:19:58 -0700, pyotr filipivich wrote: > >> Anonymous User <[email protected]> on Sun, 22 Mar 2026 >> 03:30:28 -0400 typed in alt.comp.os.windows-11 the following: >>> >>>"The Cloud" is NOT an effective solution either because of latency >>>and compatibility constraints. It's fucking horrible some days and >>>we have to compensate with locally installed "background >>>synchronizing" local storage arrays that eventually update to the >>>cloud. >> >> The Cloud means your data is not on your computer, and if >> connectivity is lost, you're out of luck till it is fixed. > > True. It also means your data is under someone else's control. "user > agreements" can be changed at any time, and don't provide as much > protection as keeping the data yourself. "The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), enhanced by the Patriot Act, allows the government to obtain records from "electronic communication service providers" without a traditional warrant." This is why a VPS is here today and sometimes gone tomorrow. -- Freedom isn't free.