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The Not-So-Pretty Side of Big Tech

Most of us grow up thinking that the things we buy and store online are ours. Games, apps, files, even the email addresses tied to our names. But big tech companies like Microsoft remind us that nothing in their ecosystem really belongs to us. Recently, Microsoft suspended my Outlook account. They claimed that my OneDrive contained “child porn.”  Let me be clear: I download adult videos from the open web. I am not a pedophile. Yet Microsoft’s algorithms, terms of service, and opaque enforcement systems flagged my content as illegal, locked me out of my account, and informed me that I cannot appeal for six months. When you use Microsoft services, you’re not really buying a product; you’re renting access. Their terms give them permission to scan files on your computer, in your cloud storage, and across your account. The moment something doesn’t fit their rules, they can revoke everything: your email, your purchased games, even the apps you’ve paid for. Microsoft’s policy is blun...

Flash a stock ffu on Windows phone with WPID

Windows phone image designer requires an ffu file from the Lumia firmware website 


Extract the zip file to C:\WPID andput the ffu in C:\

Use the 'start.bat' file to launch image designer

Power off the device and hold power and volume up until you see a lightning bolt

Open windows phone image designer and select :flash' and select the ffu file you downloaded

Tap on 'flash' and wait until it finishes


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