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OneDrive for Android improves security with new fingerprint lock feature

  1. OneDrive for Android improves security with new fingerprint lock feature  Neowin
  2. OneDrive for Android now sports fingerprint authentication to lock your files  Windows Central
  3. OneDrive For Android Now Supports Fingerprint Locking  Ubergizmo
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Microsoft adds ransomware protection and file restore to OneDrive cloud storage

  1. Microsoft adds ransomware protection and file restore to OneDrive cloud storage  The Verge
  2. Microsoft’s OneDrive now has your back in a ransomware attack  Digital Trends
  3. Microsoft to add ransomware protection tools, advanced Outlook.com encryption for consumers  ZDNet
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OneDrive done right is back, and now it works properly

OneDrive placeholders are back. A new OneDrive client is available for the latest Windows 10 Insider build, and it brings back seamless integration with OneDrive cloud storage under the name “OneDrive Files On Demand.”

With cloud storage services, it’s very easy to have large amounts of storage and data “in the cloud” that you don’t necessarily have room for locally. The traditional solution has been some kind of selective sync; some folders are nominated to be stored locally, while others are visible only through the service provider’s Web interface. While this addresses immediate size constraints—it means that your hundreds of gigabytes of cloud files won’t overflow your laptop’s paltry 128GB SSD—it typically represents an awkward usability trade-off. Those files that aren’t synchronized locally become invisible to the operating system, so you can’t browse and manage them in Explorer, and neither can you open them directly in your applications.

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Terrorists no longer welcome on OneDrive or Hotmail

Microsoft outlined new anti-terrorism policies today. Terrorists are no longer welcome to use Microsoft’s online services, and the company will remove terrorist content when it’s reported to be on the company’s systems.

With the change, terrorist content joins hate speech and the advocacy of violence against others as expressly prohibited. Microsoft says that it will be using the Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List to determine whether something is terrorist or not; content posted by or in support of the individuals and groups on that list will be prohibited.

The policy for Bing will be different; links to terrorist content will be removed only in response to a takedown demand compliant with local law.

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