@martinot
@PeterT
I expected to write a very quick answer to your questions, because I have a very strong memory of the outrage from the 5-6 years ago and I remember that I wasn't alone. But I am questioning my memory now, because I can't find almost anything that would support my opinion. I have no idea now how my conviction became so strong. That is why you should take screenshot of everything :-D
The only piece I found is in the current Privacy Statement, which is referenced within EULA as
aka.ms/privacy
When it is expanded to full length via "Expand All" button in the upper right, you can find the following paragraph:
Safety.
We use data to protect the safety of our products and our customers. Our security features and products can disrupt the operation of malicious software and notify users if malicious software is found on their devices. For example, some of our products, such as Outlook or OneDrive, systematically scan content in an automated manner to identify suspected spam, viruses, abusive actions, or URLs that have been flagged as fraud, phishing, or malware links; and we reserve the right to block delivery of a communication or remove content if it violates our terms.
But I don't think this is what I saw back then. I believe there was much more. But was there? I don't have anything in my hands to convince even myself.
Anyway right now I doubt my memory and I have doubt about the information that I posted. I am getting curious about this and probably will take a look at EULAs on my old install disks and perhaps in my backups and if I find anything I will certainly post it here with a great relief that I am not an idiot, which is hard to prove at this point.
Best regards,
PH