Outlook safety warning

It isn't really a risk in terms of security risk etc, it is merely that Outlook will back-up to Microsoft servers as it is part of the Office 365 suite and you can then access your email, online, from anywhere in the world. Indeed, if you have concerns about Microsoft servers having any of your data, then you're kinda knackered as almost every business and indeed even government agencies (NHS, DVLA etc) all use Microsoft software including Office 365 and including versions of One Drive.

 

To be fair, everything is becoming far too invasive nowadays, right down to the way you spend your money. I have a credit card that is one of those 30-day interest free jobs (so you pay it in full each month) which is really handy as it means you don't end up sticking yourself with a heap of debt - the downside is that it tells you the carbon footprint of everything you buy with it and almost tells you off for some purchases - - what business is it of any bank/financial institution what I spend my money on?

Tesco Clubcard is also the same - right down to wanting to know your location when you are in the store, pushing you to use their app instead of the plastic card... and don't get me started on cars that don't have any physical buttons in them!

 

Agreed. As mentioned above, tech for tech's sake as well as things that infringe on our privacy far beyond that of any email servers have been creeping into our daily lives for a very long time.

 

If you find it unacceptable, don't use it.

 

As a very non-tech person, if I worried about all the tech and who was watching/listening I would lock myself away in a room and never come out

I tend to keep away from most tech unless it is something a really need. Then I try to never use it for important things.

If someone wants to read my emails they are welcome to do so. It would bore them to death!

 

It addresses this bit:


Nobody is holding a gun to your head to use Outlook - if you feel that their handling is unacceptable, then don't use their product. Hope that helps.

 

I don't know about anyone else but as I don't understand a lot of the technical stuff I tend to look more at the wording of magazine articles. It seems to me that it could be similar to a lot of articles where they quote someone as gospel and then start to cover their backsides just in case.

"At first sight ......... and might () even be deemed illegal in some countries, ....... However, an in-depth investigation into privacy policy and chain of events is needed to confirm or deny the allegations in the article,....."

They then seem to tell you how you can avoid it.

"Outlook users who do not want to sync their data with Microsoft should choose the option “Sync directly with [Provider]” while setting up new accounts."

What little I can understand seems to refer to synching to the Cloud - which I don't do.

I suppose that now I'm going to be told that I have got it all wrong.