If you can explain your fears perhaps we would understand, because I still don't know why using Azure is a privacy trade? Does Microsoft "steal" the data?
It happens all the time, and also; when using proprietary software you never know, and that's the big issue (for me). I never use SaS or MS-products (I only use FOSS) so I don't fear for myself.
Not agreeing with thread OP here, but I would certainly differentiate between "stealing" and "exploiting" (not in a security exploit sense). User data certainly gets exploited on _some_ SaaSs that would otherwise be unexploitable on your own stack.
I'm not saying this necessarily applies to compute engines or storage as a service or whatever, but something like gmail (SaaS) where your data is used to target ads at you could be considered exploiting your data. I would not put it beyond large companies to start considering doing the same on their storage-as-a-service offerings soon enough.
The difference is that in the case of Gmail, monetisation is though ads and in the case of compute engine or storage the monetisation is through client payments.
If Google, Microsoft or other companies start to look at the data to exploit it hey will lose trust, the customers and the data.
The question was about Microsoft, and it depends on the definition of "stealing" and the definition of "your". It's in the terms and conditions when using their services. As a user you agree to a lot, that you probably wouldn't agree to if you took your time to read the fine print. Many SaaS operators has also a history of selling data to others, and a breach of the service might effect all users of that service and not just one. Many companies have restrictions against usage of SaaS for exactly those reasons...
If you haven't looked it up for yourself in 10 days (when I have access to my PC) and if I remember this, I will send you some reference to read. But I if you really want to find out (which I doubt) just look it up yourself. It's so easy. I get the feeling you have some affiliation with MS?
> If you haven't looked it up for yourself in 10 days
I have looked and I have not find any single case of Microsoft stealing Azure data. Or any big SaaS company like Amazon or Google doing that
> But I if you really want to find out (which I doubt
I'm not the one making unsupported claims without trying to provide any single example, perhaps the one that doesn't want to lok that their claims are wrong is not me
> I get the feeling you have some affiliation with MS?
No, I don't have any affiliation with Microsoft and it is not one of my most loved companies. And I'm not the one accusing others of shills of secret ties with companies. I'm also not the one making unsupported claims.
Next time when I have access to a PC I can do the searching and reading for you, but until then you will have to wait. I will have access to a PC in about 10 days. I'm not great at typing without a keyboard. But if you can't wait, just search it on the web. I'm sure HN is full of articles about Microsoft and privacy issues as well.