This whole thread about the Recall feature on #Microsoft Copilot PCs is making me anxious about future workplaces that may supply a Recall-capable #Windows laptop, and enforcing it/the policy to be enabled.
You should never install personal stuffs on a work PC for privacy reasons, but doesn't this take it to a whole nother level where you couldn't/shouldn't even i.e. reply to personal messages on it cos it's all recorded? 😮💨
But meh, fuck employers that'd force you to use a certain OS anyway.
My current workflow includes using a #windows Virtual Machine for the sole purpose of running #Microsoft Office and #OneDrive , and this clunky solution is still leagues better than actually running Windows on nearly every measure.
The pain the limited time I spend in that wee VM window underscores how bad Windows has gotten over the years.
So if you have #Recall installed, always make sure you have a media player window open, playing some DRMed content, I dunno, Disney’s Frozen or some such. Paused, perhaps, or you’ll start losing it. Then it won’t record you. #LetItGo#Microsoft#Enshittification
The hilarious thing about Microsoft going all in on AI with #CoPilot and #Recall, they threw Intel and AMD under the bus. The whole last year of "AI PCs" won't get features like Recall.
The consumer reaction to Recall has been overwhelmingly negative, but all these companies are afraid of shareholders and investors wanting more AI hype to make stock prices look good.
But #AMD and #Intel have all these chips made that are falling in price fast.
You can find some CRAZY deals on computers right now that WONT run Recall, but are over-kill powerful for home systems.
Mini PC's used to sell chips that were two or three years old. This Geekom is using AMD's current laptop chip, with 32GB of RAM, and 2TB of storage for $899!
It's a REAL good time to shop a NON Recall compatible PC.
Think I need to start planning for a total free software future. Been using Windows 10 for work and because it’s tolerable. Changed to VS Code because it’s a very good lightweight IDE. This #Recall spyware has forced me to conclude that #Microsoft have turned evil. I was optimistically naïve to think they might not be, in hindsight. So, must look to changing to Linux Mint everywhere, and getting my #NeoVim setup perfected. (May revisit #Helix, if it has a tree view now). As for Apple.. hmm.
I've used their operating systems for more than 30 years. And I've used their development tools and databases for more than 25 years.
I haven't been enamored with them since they went all out with Azure. I've found no value in any of the Azure offerings. In fact, they've made my professional life much more difficult. Now they're cramming AI and CoPilot in, up, and down every one of our orifices. I don't want any of it.
The newest most powerful chips from Intel and AMD don't qualify for Microsoft's newest CoPilot+ AI branding. We're already seeing INCREDIBLE deals on crazy powerful PCs, because of all the AI hype! Here's my review of the Geekom A8, with a BEAST of an AMD chip inside! https://somegadgetguy.com/b/45e
Als ich das von #Microsoft#Recall zum ersten mal gelesen habe, habe ich mich gefragt, ob das ein verspäteter Aprilscherz sein soll? Mal ehrlich, das kann doch hier bei uns nicht mit geltendem Recht vereinbar sein, oder? Oder glaubt wirklich irgendjemand, dass Mickisoft sich diese Daten nicht krallt?
Gut, rein privat ist mir das egal, da ich seit 18 Jahren nur noch #Linux einsetze. Aber leider bin ich auf dem beruflichen Laptop meines Arbeitgebers gezwungen, Microsoft #Windows zu nutzen. Und somit bin ich automatisch in dem Spinnennetz dieses Unternehmens gefangen. Wobei ich mich ja echt frage, wie ein Arbeitgeber jetzt überhaupt noch in der Lage sein kann Windows auf seinen Rechnern und Servern zu nutzen. Da bin ich wirklich gespannt, ob da der eine oder andere Arbeitgeber einen Wechsel durchführen wird. Oder ob dies auch im privaten Bereich den Linux Desktop zu einem weiteren Aufschwung führen wird.
Aber vermutlich eher nicht. Oder bin ich da zu pessimistisch? Microsofts Recall läutet das Ende des Personal Computers ein
Best comment I've read today on Ars Technica by user Resolute:
"When we talk about the risks of Microsoft's Recall feature, it's not Microsoft that I worry about. It is the fact that OpenAI is a major partner that gives me pause.
This company is rapidly approaching Facebook levels of evil."
HEADS UP ‼️ @Em0nM4stodon Skillfully pointed out that #Microsoft#Recall users put non-users privacy at risk.
Sending anyone using Windows with Recall activated an email, an image, a file they open, engaging with them on social media, or getting on a Zoom call with them could mean your information is screen captured, catalogued, and stored.
We are ALL at increased #privacy risk. Think about that. Sure the individual could screenshot your email or convo. But this is far more insidious than that.
Although i am very enthusiastic about the functional aspects with regard to Microsoft Recall, it's a potential security nightmare. We should not be fooled with promises about local encrypted data, that can be compromised, also through federated learning, data could still reach microsoft. Also probably part of the compute will be in the cloud. #Microsoft#Recall#cybersecurity#privacy#AI
☝️ Yes, the #Internet was not broken yesterday, only #Bing from #Microsoft and therefore these so-called alternatives, which apparently resist #Google. You should expand your naive belief and behaviour via #SearXNG, @Mojeek and/or #Stract search. You can find it by #search'ing for the corresponding hashtags in #Fediverse.