Please remind me again how Recall sends data to Microsoft. I must've missed that part. Or are you against the print screen button too? I heard that takes images too. Very scary.
While calling it spyware like GP is over-exaggeration to a ridiculous level, comparing Recall to Print Screen is also inaccurate:
Print Screen takes images on demand, Recall does so effectively at random. This means Recall could inadvertently screenshot and store information you didn't intend to keep a record of (To give an extreme example: Imagine an abuser uses Recall to discover their spouse browsing online domestic violence resources).
> Please remind me again how Recall sends data to Microsoft. I must've missed that part.
Sure, just post the source code and I'll point out where it does so, I somehow misplaced my copy. /s
The core problem here is trust, and over the last several years Microsoft has burned a hell of a lot of theirs with power-users of Windows. Even their most strident public promises of Recall being "opt-in" and "on-device only" will--paradoxically--only be kept as long as enough people remain suspicious.
Glance away and MS go back to their old games, pushing a mandatory "security update" which reset or entirely-removes your privacy settings and adding new "telemetry" streams which you cannot inspect.
cmeacham98|1 year ago
Print Screen takes images on demand, Recall does so effectively at random. This means Recall could inadvertently screenshot and store information you didn't intend to keep a record of (To give an extreme example: Imagine an abuser uses Recall to discover their spouse browsing online domestic violence resources).
bloated5048|1 year ago
Also, it's security risk which already been exploited. Sure, MS fixed it, but can you be certain it won't be exploited some time in the future again?
Terr_|1 year ago
Sure, just post the source code and I'll point out where it does so, I somehow misplaced my copy. /s
The core problem here is trust, and over the last several years Microsoft has burned a hell of a lot of theirs with power-users of Windows. Even their most strident public promises of Recall being "opt-in" and "on-device only" will--paradoxically--only be kept as long as enough people remain suspicious.
Glance away and MS go back to their old games, pushing a mandatory "security update" which reset or entirely-removes your privacy settings and adding new "telemetry" streams which you cannot inspect.
throwaway314155|1 year ago
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