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Microsoft’s controversial Recall scraper is finally entering public preview (arstechnica.com)
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[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 39 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I don't understand how businesses that use windows for employee laptops are not throwing a fucking tantrum. I would be.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

They already said it will be off by default for all Enterprise editions of windows. They're protecting their corporate buddies but normal users get fucked, as always.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 37 minutes ago

Not every business uses enterprise. I suspect quite a few use pro.

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 31 minutes ago

I checked my work laptop running W11. Recall was installed and enabled. No copilot+. IT had no idea. Disabled it right away.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Off by default. For now...

One step. The corps know it. It's been happening for years. One step, then soon after you just accept that's how it is. Then another step. And another. And another...

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 hours ago

I actually really doubt it'd ever go on by default for enterprise installations. One tiny slipup in GPO and IT departments could end up with the most massive explicit data leak in history, many many companies and governments working with very sensitive data would drop all Microsoft products in a heartbeat. Microsoft knows that is an impossible sell and really not worth the squeeze vs just shoving a larger dildo up the private consumer's ass.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 20 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

They just turn it off with group policy or intune.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 6 hours ago

can't wait for the first "whoops, it accidentally got turned on beccause of a bug" news headline

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 10 points 7 hours ago

This.

We did get pissed off, then turned on a GPO to block it

[–] Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 hours ago

Even easier. It’s off by default in enterprise and education SKUs.