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New “Recall” feature in Windows 11 is a privacy nightmare (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Gemini24601 to c/aboringdystopia

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The new “Recall” feature really does look good on paper, but the taking in mind that it catalogues almost everything you do on your computer, it could turn out to be a privacy nightmare. “logging things you do in apps, tracking communications in live meetings, remembering all websites you’ve visited for research, and more,” according to the Verge. What could this mean for future computing? It would certainly make digital forensics a whole lot easier…..

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[–] DirkMcCallahan 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

We know this what the real purpose of this is, it seems like they're going to sell it as a necessary tool for people who are too stupid to use a basic search function? Per The Verge:

"Microsoft’s launching Recall for Copilot Plus PCs, a new Windows 11 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."

Oh, and apparently "Microsoft is promising users that the Recall index remains local and private on-device." Something something Brooklyn Bridge...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

“the ability to search and retrieve anything you’ve done on the device” combined with “people who save everything to desktop” …