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Microsoft has quietly blocked cryptocurrency mining from its online services. It claims it did this to protect its customers.
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The Windows and Azure giant slipped the prohibition in an update to its Universal License Terms for online Services, which came into effect December 1.
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This document applies to any "Microsoft-hosted services that Customer subscribes to under a Microsoft volume license agreement."
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Microsoft's Summary of Changes To The License states: "Updated Acceptable Use Policy to Clarify That Mining Cryptocurrencies is Prohibited Without Prior Microsoft Approval."
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A section titled "Acceptable Use Policy” states that "Neither Customer nor those who access an Online Service through Customer may use an Online Service: To mine cryptocurrency without Microsoft’s prior written approval."
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Microsoft seems not to have published this decision beyond the Summary of Changes Page.
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Recent hours saw an advisory to partners entitled: "Important actions that partners must take to protect the partner ecosystem."
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This document states that "the Acceptable Usage Policy has been updated to explicitly ban mining for cryptocurrency across all Microsoft Online Services unless Microsoft has granted written pre-approval."
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He adds that Microsoft Online Services can be used to mine cryptocurrencies regardless of their subscription term.
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