[asperous]

It appears this will be an opt in feature.

Honestly it will probably help some people "hey where did I put that file?" but yes at a tremendous cost to privacy and security for those who use it.

I am also weary that it is opt in "for now".

[Gigachad]

Microsoft’s idea of consent is “Yes” and “Ask me again tomorrow”

[hulitu]

> Microsoft’s idea of consent is “Yes” and “Ask me again tomorrow”

Not only Microsoft's. I think Google were the first who introduced this crap. Now everybody is using it because users don't matter.

I think the UX of the future is: Please enter your card number and let us take what we want.

[darth_avocado]

Okay but that doesn’t help if it is a corporate laptop and the corporation requires you to opt in. Then somehow abuses the recall feature at every point? Took a 5 min break? Fired for cause 1 day before you get your bonus. Took a few mins longer to complete a task? Withhold promotion for another year. Opt in isn’t really opt in.

[kyriakos]

Corporations already do that, they don't need recall. The amount of spy ware disguised as security software that comes installed by IT on a corporate laptop is insane. You have to experience it to understand.

[cratermoon]

> this will be an opt in feature.

Keep in mind that anyone you email, chat, video conference, share files, or otherwise electronically interact with that has a Windows 11 machine with Recall will automatically opt you and your communications in as well, and you can not prevent it.

[TiredOfLife]

Keep in mind that anyone you email, chat, video conference, share files, or otherwise electronically interact with can record on their side and you can not prevent it.

[eviks]

How will it help there? It will just make stuff up. In the meantime you already have tools for instant search by name and more complicated option with content search