In an effort to stabilize its cloud services, Microsoft’s updated terms are restricting access to Bitcoin and crypto mining.
Any users who intend to do so now must receive pre-written approval from the company.
Microsoft Against Mining?
Per Microsoft’s Summary of Changes page, the software giant updated its Universal License Terms for Online Services on December 1 to “clarify that mining cryptocurrency is prohibited without prior Microsoft approval.”
Specifically, under the terms’ Acceptable Use Policy, Microsoft states that “Neither Customer nor those that access an Online Service through Customer, may use an Online Service: to mine cryptocurrency without Microsoft’s prior written approval.”
Little justification was provided for the change until Wednesday when Microsoft published an advisory titled “Important actions partners need to take to secure the partner ecosystem,” which reiterated the policy change.
“We suggest seeking written pre-approval from Micr
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