FunkMiller
Member
Not sure 'Hey everyone! Here's some tech that permanently knows everything you're doing!' is quite the winning marketing strategy they think it is.
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Microsoft unveils Recall, and it's really creepy
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Kilau
Member
diffusionx
Gold Member
Do you trust them when they say that disabling it actually disables it?
Stuff like this makes me realize that RMS was absolutely correct about closed source software, and is being used to enslave us.
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Mistake
Member
BlackTron
Member
It's great that for the time being with still have the illusion of an option
Yeah, I think I'll switch from Windows 10 directly to Linux. Most of the software runs in browsers anyway these days, and I only stuck with Windows because of gaming. But that changed quite a bit over the past few years, so...
I'm done with providing personal information and knowledge for services I'm paying for only so that big corporations can leak it without repercussions and make billions on top of it by training their AI models.
I'm done with providing personal information and knowledge for services I'm paying for only so that big corporations can leak it without repercussions and make billions on top of it by training their AI models.
Nintendo's Witch
Member
I can't Recall the last fucking time I bought a MS based device. Fuck off.
FalconPunch
Gold Member
On God, I'll switch to Linux if they actually deploy this shit.
WhamBamThankYouMaam
Member
As an EU citizen, I look forward to not having to care about any of this.
Tieno
Member
If I don't trust them to disable it, I would be thinking they're already doing this. Right now It uses a lot of data on hard drive, so you can easily monitor it or via network traffic.
With that said, I'm interested in what kind of metadata they'll be collecting on this.
I'm more worried this is going to be a policy that organizations can make mandatory on work PC's.
I do curse them for opening a pandora's box.
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MrRenegade
Banned
No wonder one of germany's states is moving away from the Microsoft stack. We'll see whether they'll succeed this time.
Also, just imagine what are they doing with the gamepass data..........
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WhamBamThankYouMaam
Member
Here's the thing, companies usually don't give a flying fuck about the validity of their worries. Huge banks etc pass O365 as compliant after insane examinations of all rules etc, small companies just say "pass" to many worrisome things.
Melon Husk
Member
I already take loads of manual screenshots and those go directly to the images folder. Recall wouldn't be an improvement to the current signal-noise ratio of what I'm saving, if anything it would be a detriment because I don't want everything saved.
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DanteFox
Member
Post your Google search history here right now then.
Trilobit
Member
Why is your username here Diddy X and not your real name and surname? What are you hiding?
I_D
Member
I can see where this would be hugely beneficial to schools, and a massive variety of businesses. Any place that relies on employees using computers, basically.
It would almost certainly be a way for CEOs to punish workers even more than they already do; but still, I can see where it would be useful.
Why anybody would ever want to record his/her own actions, however, is beyond me.
I use Nvidia's Shadowplay to record my desktop and games, but only when I actively want to save the clip. Having it just save everything all the time seems like a huge security issue; especially since you know this shit is going to be cloud-based in the long-run.
It would almost certainly be a way for CEOs to punish workers even more than they already do; but still, I can see where it would be useful.
Why anybody would ever want to record his/her own actions, however, is beyond me.
I use Nvidia's Shadowplay to record my desktop and games, but only when I actively want to save the clip. Having it just save everything all the time seems like a huge security issue; especially since you know this shit is going to be cloud-based in the long-run.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
House votes to reapprove law allowing warrantless surveillance of US citizens | US politics | The Guardian
Fisa allows for monitoring of foreign communications, as well as collection of citizens’ messages and calls
amp.theguardian.com
This article does the best job it cans to use Trump as a scarecrow, but essentially agencies are left to self-regulate and can force people to spy on American citizens inside the U.S. bid ing said people to non-disclosure agreements. But yeah… China something something… CCP something something…
Jinzo Prime
Member
Why don't you just post your real name, credit card number, ID, and search history for us all to see? After all, you've got nothing to hide, right?
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
You will therefore consent with mandatory daily government searches on your premises as well as mandatory government run backdoors on all your devices right? You’ve got nothing to hide I assume? Or are you a criminal?
See how it’s problematic to try to characterize privacy advocacy like you did?
Sonik
Member
Nude pictures too please
Fake
Member
IDK, let me see yours.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
They been did. It was always baked in.
That's why I'm glad that I switched to Linux a few years ago.
That's why I'm glad that I switched to Linux a few years ago.
daffyduck
Member
Toons
Member
Not about what I see. Its about what they'll say i saw after the fact.
That no one will be able to contest or argue.
Imagine being able to digitally plant "evidence" you were on this or that website. Or sent this or that text.
I'll pass.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
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Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Recall: Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible.
Photographic memory comes to Windows, and is the biggest security setback in a decade.
doublepulsar.com
Full article, Recall’s security is a joke
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Kamina
Golden Boy
The funny part is that it can literally screenshot your passwords on websites that show them while you type, but deactivates when you view copyrighted content.Recall: Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible.
Photographic memory comes to Windows, and is the biggest security setback in a decade.
Full article, Recall’s security is a joke
Digital Property is therefore more important than data security and personal information.
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Omega Supreme Holopsicon
Banned
rather than dual booting I think some virtual machines can have high speed gpu access, you could run windows within linux or use steam os to game.
PS
The mask is off, windows is pure malware
Jinzo Prime
Member
It's so much worse than I thought. Did they really think Bitlocker encryption and Windows Defender were going to be enough? At least make it password protected!Recall: Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible.
Photographic memory comes to Windows, and is the biggest security setback in a decade.
Full article, Recall’s security is a joke
winjer
Gold Member
Microsoft Recall is capturing screenshots of sensitive information like credit card and social security numbers
After multiple delays and afterthoughts, Microsoft is now bringing Recall to more systems and CPU architectures. The new feature takes screenshots of the desktop every few seconds,...
www.techspot.com
If anyone had any doubt that Microsoft's Recall was malware....
Jinzo Prime
Member
literally no one asked for this, I won't be storing sensitive information on a Windows partition, fuck that.Microsoft Recall is capturing screenshots of sensitive information like credit card and social security numbers
After multiple delays and afterthoughts, Microsoft is now bringing Recall to more systems and CPU architectures. The new feature takes screenshots of the desktop every few seconds,...
If anyone had any doubt that Microsoft's Recall was malware....
SJRB
Gold Member
Microsoft Recall is capturing screenshots of sensitive information like credit card and social security numbers
After multiple delays and afterthoughts, Microsoft is now bringing Recall to more systems and CPU architectures. The new feature takes screenshots of the desktop every few seconds,...
If anyone had any doubt that Microsoft's Recall was malware....
Trilobit
Member
We only need to care about Chat Control that will make any digital conversation accessible to the authorities no matter how law-abiding you are. Privacy will be completely lost.
WhamBamThankYouMaam
Member
I’d say we need to care about both.
Syphon Filter
Member
huh? why would you be fine someone seeing your pc?
His username is hilarious in hindsight.
BlackTron
Member
Never trusted MS anyway, which is why I only use 11 for gaming, but what's nagging me at this point is the idea that even installs of 7 with SP1 manually installed is badly compromised as soon as it connects to the internet (not by security holes, but by Microsoft). Not sure, I might just keep using Windows for gaming and find another OS entirely, pretty sure I can't use 7 the rest of my life anyway lol.
If not for liking to leave 30 tabs open, a plex server running, and a mouse/keyboard/monitor just being a lot easier to work with, you could really just get a SteamOS box, fill in other basic computing needs with phones and tablets, and be pretty much done. Sounds filthy and casual, but I'm beginning to wonder what my future looks like.
If not for liking to leave 30 tabs open, a plex server running, and a mouse/keyboard/monitor just being a lot easier to work with, you could really just get a SteamOS box, fill in other basic computing needs with phones and tablets, and be pretty much done. Sounds filthy and casual, but I'm beginning to wonder what my future looks like.
Trogdor1123
Member
Ok how do we turn this off? For things like this it seems like there is a way to “turn it off” but it’s not actually off.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
It isn’t that I’m scared or is that it is none of their business.
Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool
Member
a tool that keeps track of everything you see and do on your computer and, in return, gives you the ability to search and retrieve anything you’ve done on the device.
IM OUT
IM OUT
gar3
Member
Currently you have to opt-in to even have the "feature" there. As usual, a lot of hysteria over nothing, but I understand being cautious for the future with anything involving Microsoft and its history of "oops, we turned "X" on after the latest forced bi-weekly Tuesday update."
I've been running Windows 11 24H2 on four laptops and a desktop at home and Recall isn't installed on any of 'em.