Total Microsoft Recall!
Total Microsoft Recall!
In this clip, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the Microsoft Recall feature (that has since been changed to opt-in) and whether or not they think it’ll be useful.
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Hey! So just an FYI in case you missed it, Microsoft has made Recall opt-in since the recording of this episode.
Its a very helpful feature to dementia patients and ransomware hackers.
If recall is added to windows 11, I WILL switch to linux and this will be the last Microsoft purchase I ever make.
I will say that Microsoft encrypting things they can't decrypt themselves is the business model for Azure. Whether they do that for personal is a different question
I changed to Linux. It was so easy. Should have done it a long time ago
Using a feature like Windows Recall on a private computer is one thing, but in the business world, working as an employee on a company owned device provided by the employer is a whole different story.
Being an employer having Windows Recall run on (your) company owned devices is a whole other level of potential legal troubles.
With it being an opt in/opt put feature Microsoft may not be legally liable for whatever happens, but as a user and/or device owner this may be a very different matter altogether, especially when considering the variety of different laws in different countries, states or jurisdictions.
Just imagine the legal situation around an employer (or a customer) using a business device during their working hours but using it for illegal activities. And then think for a minute about all the potential legal complications which may arise for the device owner around the Windows Recall feature recording, storing, duplicating, and distributing various types of illegal content, copyrighted content, sensitive and secret content which may be subject to nondisclosure agreements and/or legal restrictions on copying, and furthermore then even storing and distributing of said content when travelling and bringing such legally troublesome content into another completely different country/jurisdiction where it then becomes subject to completely different laws and regulations.
This Windows Recall feature not only seems to be as much a 'spyware', a 'privacy', and a 'security issue' as it potentially also appears to be a straight ticket to jail for the owner(s) of a device this feature is being used on.
Windows Recall probably doesn't pose nearly as many potential legal problems for Microsoft as it may for their customers.
Does anyone really trust any company that uses a cloud? 😂😂😂 Nope, Linux is booming right now!
Kids…. you think this is new? Please, look deeper…
Until we are recognized as the owners of our data, this garbage bs will only get worse. Nothing MS and most others do will allow me to trust them.
First of all, your employer is already taking screenshots, it's 101 that you only do work stuff on your work laptop, you have a smartphone/tablet/your own computer for non work stuff. Second, Recall is creepy even on your personal devices.
I am really hating this whole hype around AI. Anytime I see "AI" slapped on a product or a content, I am avoiding it.
I can't believe some people are actually even entertaining this idea. Of course it's going to be used by Microsoft to spy on you and you can forget about your privacy. This is the best advertising for Linux.
We take thousands of pictures and videos with our smartphones and you think they safe??? 😅😅😅 cut the crap
Internet alone is already a security risk, and then we added Ai.
Plot twist is that in digital assistant app settings in Android (place where you can decide whether you use Gemini, Assistant, Copilot or so) there's literally an option "Use screenshot" that is on by default (considering you agreed to some T&C at some point).
Can't wait for Chris Titus to add a disabler for it in the toolbox
This is feature that I would find VERY helpful, as someone with bad memory. I have to excessively tag every file and email and this would help me immensely.
But I absolutely don't trust that MS has nailed down a way to securely and privately go about this. There's no way I'd use this.
This is feature that I would find VERY helpful, as someone with bad memory. I have to excessively tag every file and email and this would help me immensely.
But I absolutely don't trust that MS has nailed down a way to securely and privately go about this. There's no way I'd use this.
Useful for what?
Made the switch to Mint Linux and haven't looked back! This is coming from a W95 beta tester too.
The issue is that screenshots can potentially view things that would be hidden behind app level restrictions on iOS. Siri can see my contacts, but not my images shared in WhatsApp. Not my bank account number, routing number, etc. I feel like Marques is overlooking that far too readily for someone with his experience.