Microsoft is relaunching its AI-powered Recall feature, which records everything you do on your PC by constantly taking screenshots.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62673770

  • In December, an investigation by Tom’s Hardware found that Recall frequently captured sensitive information in its screenshots, including credit card numbers and Social Security numbers — even though its “filter sensitive information” setting was supposed to prevent that from happening.
  • Kichae@lemmy.caEnglish
    37·
    2 months ago

    There’s nothing secret about it. They told us up front.

    It’s why I stopped using Windows.

    • Thorned_Rose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      Its not just about us using Linux though - it’s also users on the other end that were interacting with. If I handle sensitive information, use encryption and disappearing messages and what have you, that doesn’t mean squat if I have to send some sensitive information to someone using insecure email and Recall. Microsoft, Google and whatever other gods awful privacy invading service and companies the person on the other end now have that data.

      And a lot of people just don’t even think about this stuff. They could be the type of person who will promise yo keep your secrets or sensitive stuff and actually do that, but keeping that away from privacy invading companies isn’t even on their radar.

  • DeathsEmbrace@lemm.eeEnglish
    141·
    2 months ago

    Always expect worse never expect anything else. They are only here to make their lives easier and all of ours harder. Kill capitalism and the economy or forever be under tyranny. What’s worse is there’s no system you can use because I truly believe we cannot properly do an economy. Everytime it’s failed. Always an issue you can’t solve because it’s a part of the foundation.

  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    Remember how you used to have to go on sketchy piracy sites to install such sophicated spyware? Now it comes standard with every Windows installation! How convenient!

  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
    71·
    2 months ago

    I have a strong suspicion that they’re capturing screenshots & data, whether you have recall enabled or not, and that’s why the performance on Windows 11 is so drastically worse. Turning on Recall probably just turns on users visibility, or some additional digestion of the data.

  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 months ago

    Only if you activate the Recall feature which is well known, far from beeing secret. Apart of this, using the Portmaster app, you can controkk and block any MS telemetries with an simple click. Windows permits a lot of privacy settings, but naturally it don’t say it to the users how to do it. A good handling of Windows need an more advanced user as Linux. Windows only seems easier to handle in the surface.