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Microsoft’s controversial Recall scraper is finally entering public preview (arstechnica.com)
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[–] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 42 points 3 hours ago

Regular windows user: uses PC

'Roommate' standing behind them: takes photo of screen

User: dude..

Roommate: what?

User: what the fuck?

Roommate: is ok.. it's so you can scan through them later and see what you've been doing

User:

Roommate:

User:

Roommate: takes photo of screen

User: the.. fuck? that's... that's my credit card #

Roommate: oh...uhh...I was going to delete that

User: did you even notice it was there?!

Roommate: yes! I mean no! I mean..err

User:

Roommate:

User:

Roommate: takes photo

User: grabs baseball bat

[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 1 points 59 minutes ago

nope

[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 28 points 5 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 26 points 3 hours ago (1 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.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour 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 4 points 1 hour 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 4 hours ago (3 children)

They just turn it off with group policy or intune.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 4 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 4 hours ago

This.

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

[–] Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] gsfraley@lemmy.world 26 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Noppeee. Very happy I switched to Linux. Despite how annoying all the hounding about it was, it's galaxies better than the shitshow Windows 11 is becoming.

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 31 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

The malicious thing about recall is, it doesn't matter how much you protect yourself, every one you interact with has to protect themselves too, or your private chats are gonna land there anyway

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

Ah, surprised I didn't think of that. Fuckin hell. There's no good way to have a private conversation these days.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 points 3 hours ago

Ahh yes, I like to start my Saturday morning with a little horrors beyond human comprehension.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 0 points 5 hours ago

Oh good.