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tomkatt ,

Microsoft will just enable it via an update once all the fervor dies down. They haven’t abandoned the plan, and won’t, not while your data is pure profit for them.

Hell with them, no more Windows PCs in my home. I’m sick to death of everyone and their mother trying to both advertise to me and sell my data without my permission and at zero benefit to me.

lolcatnip ,

I feel like if browser history was invented today people would have the same reaction to it.

towerful ,

Browser history was implemented before companies massively abused privacy.
It was an honest feature for users.
We also learned a lot about security regarding password/credential extraction from browsers.

Windows Recall might be an honest feature. It might be super secure and really useful.
But Microsoft doesn't have the trust to pull this off

sugartits ,

It might be super secure and really useful.

It's not.

conciselyverbose ,

Exactly.

Actual security happens from the ground up. It's the first consideration of every step of every module of code that has any interaction with user data.

The fact that there was any version anywhere near shipping to anyone that resulted in an unsecured database being accessible to other programs tells you that it's not possible that it's secure.

HauntedCupcake ,

Browser history also holds significantly less information than a screenshot of you using your computer taken every 3 seconds

cyberpunk007 ,

This is why I use Firefox focus on my phone

Sensitivezombie ,

No one is going to opt-in to having screenshots taken of their activities on the OS. If no one opts-in then it will hinder
Microsoft's original plan of collection such data for copilot. Along comes the new marketing language to soften the approach and they still collect data.

x0x7 ,

No one would opt-in to having all of their personal files sent to the cloud. But Windows managed to get my father using OneDrive even though he had no idea what it was. He was absolutely pissed when I told him. Somehow that wasn't enough to get off of windows completely though.

ininewcrow ,
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*Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all (that the company will admit to without you knowing)— unless you opt in

Tronn4 ,

Microsoft speaks.... thhhhe bullllshitttt -lazlo voice

FaceDeer ,
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We had a good solid enraged mob going here, and Microsoft is ruining it! The bastards!

conciselyverbose ,

This moves it from "actually fucking laughable" to "you should still run away from Windows fucking fast".

Their approach to security is still a trainwreck. Security cannot happen as an afterthought.

autotldr Bot ,

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Microsoft had originally planned to turn Recall on by default, but the company now says it will offer the ability to disable the controversial AI-powered feature during the setup process of new Copilot Plus PCs.

Recall uses local AI models to screenshot mostly everything you see or do on your computer and then give you the ability to search and retrieve anything in seconds.

Everything in Recall is designed to remain local and private on-device, so no data is used to train Microsoft’s AI models.

TotalRecall extracts the Recall database so you can easily view what text is stored and the screenshots that Microsoft’s feature has generated.

“In some cases, this will mean prioritizing security above other things we do, such as releasing new features or providing ongoing support for legacy systems.”

Davuluri references Microsoft’s SFI principles in today’s response, noting that the company is taking action to improve Recall security.

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