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"I've been using the same account doing the same actions for 10 years what changed"
"We updated our policy 2 years ago. We have been sending you vaguely worded emails this would happen for 2 years, straight to your junk hotmail account you setup for this, why didn't you read them?"
Nothing nefarious unless you consider bureaucracy
Well, Microsoft is evil so no surprise - but this seems like targeted censorship: "The list of affected projects includes, but is not limited to, Virtual Private Network (VPN) software WireGuard, on-the-fly encryption (OTFE) utility VeraCrypt, the MemTest86 Random Access Memory (RAM) testing and diagnosis tool, and the Windscribe VPN software." It seems to go against VPN right? Is there a connection to other things s…
At this point people will move to MacOS or Linux because so much damage to their brand can’t simply be ignored anymore.
Well, Microsoft is evil so no surprise - but this seems like targeted censorship: "The list of affected projects includes, but is not limited to, Virtual Private Network (VPN) software WireGuard, on-the-fly encryption (OTFE) utility VeraCrypt, the MemTest86 Random Access Memory (RAM) testing and diagnosis tool, and the Windscribe VPN software." It seems to go against VPN right? Is there a connection to other things s…
Fuck Microsoft (aka Microslop).
[0] https://www.wired.com/story/using-a-vpn-may-subject-you-to-n...
I feel like Hanselman is one of the few old generation Microsoft people. When he leaves it’ll be young people who don’t know Microsoft and have no understanding of or connection with Microsoft products.
Modern computing does not make me feel good. Really hate this signing business controlled by the OS vendors. I get the added security benefits, but I'm not sure the tradeoff is worth it.
True, but there is yet a one major OS that allows you to run whatever you see fit on your computer. If you are really disgusted by those moves, you have a time to switch. If enough people switch, then we can just forget about that garbage.
lol, Microslop shooting themselves in the foot once again. At this point people will move to MacOS or Linux because so much damage to their brand can’t simply be ignored anymore.
Also: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/wireguard-vpn-developer-ca... ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47702161 )
this source is a bit better and answers a couple questions. first the verification wasn't just "click this link to prove you own this email" >That account verification process meant that developers were required to upload their government-issued ID before they were allowed to publish potentially highly sensitive code to the broader Windows user base. Also according to at least one affected user they didn't actually g…
> Don’t let anyone tell you it’s because we didn’t read our emails or submit the right verification paperwork. Cuz we did all that back in October. > And this month, we were suddenly and without any warning locked out.
lol, Microslop shooting themselves in the foot once again. At this point people will move to MacOS or Linux because so much damage to their brand can’t simply be ignored anymore.