sanjaymenon, to privacy
@sanjaymenon@mastodon.social avatar

This tool extracts and displays data from the Recall feature in Windows 11, providing an easy way to access information about your PC's activity snapshots.

https://github.com/xaitax/TotalRecall

#privacy #security #windows #windows11

stefan, to windows
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online avatar

"Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025, but the company is now taking the unusual step of reopening its beta program for Windows 10 to test new features and improvements."

Are they just going to start cramming more AI into it to see if they can force people to upgrade?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/5/24171895/microsoft-windows-10-beta-testing-new-features

majorlinux, to security
@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com avatar

Yeah, I'll say!

I just need for my OS to backup my files, not my life!

Security Researcher Calls Windows 11 AI 'Recall' Screenshotting Feature a Disaster

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/03/windows-11-recall-feature-disaster/

#Security #Windows11 #AI #Recall #Microsoft #OperatingSystem #Tech #Software #Hardware

majorlinux, to microsoft
@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com avatar

Microsoft is determined to lose market share come Hell or high water at this case.

Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2354686/microsoft-blocks-windows-11-workaround-local-accounts.html

#Microsoft #Windows11 #LocalAccounts #Tech #OperatingSystem

TheLastOfHisName, to linux
@TheLastOfHisName@sharkey.world avatar

I see posts calling for folks to write/email/call/smoke signal/wire/semaphore their representatives about the security fuckery of Windows Recall.

I'm more of an "act locally" guy. Email your place of employment's heads of legal and IT stating your concerns, and send them this article. Hell, throw in your local schoolboards and universities to boot.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/3/24170305/microsoft-windows-recall-ai-screenshots-security-privacy-issues

alternativeto, to microsoft
@alternativeto@mas.to avatar

Microsoft has patched bypasses for setting up Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. Previous methods like terminating a process or using a blocked email now loop back to account linking. Users can still bypass this via a command prompt trick.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/6/microsoft-blocks-new-workarounds-for-creating-local-accounts-in-windows-11-setup/

eugenialoli, to windows
@eugenialoli@mastodon.social avatar

The mass exodus from to (and ) due to and continues. More and more articles, more and more youtube videos about it, or posts on forums. People are switching. If it continues like that, Linux should have 10% desktop marketshare by the end of the decade (and yes, that's a lot).

juanbellas, to microsoft Spanish
@juanbellas@masto.es avatar

Microsoft bloquea la solución alternativa de Windows 11 que habilita las cuentas locales
Muchos usuarios utilizan un truco de correo electrónico para evitar la creación de una cuenta de Microsoft. Al parecer, esto ha sido detenido por Microsoft.

Me da a mi que Microsoft le está haciendo el trabajo a Linux para que este aumente su cuota de usuarios.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2354686/microsoft-blocks-windows-11-workaround-local-accounts.html

SomeGadgetGuy, to windows
@SomeGadgetGuy@techhub.social avatar

It just clicked in my brain. What I haven't been able to articulate about why I'm so anxious about #Windows Recall. I'm sure others have already gotten to where I am.

It's worse than "a system that tracks everything you do" and stores that info in a basic database that could be easily compromised.
It's worse than a nanny surveillance tool for companies to spy on their employees.

It's inescapable.

It doesn't matter if I make a dozen "how to disable recall" tutorials. The second YOUR data shows up on someone ELSE'S screen, it's in THEIR recall database.

It won't matter if you're a master #security expert specialist. You can't account for EVERY other computer you've ever interacted with. If a family member looks up an old email with your personal data in it, your data is now at risk.

If THEIR system is compromised YOUR data is at risk.

I just went from "vague feeling of unease" to "actively writing templates to canvas elected officials, regulators, and attorneys general."

SomeGadgetGuy,
@SomeGadgetGuy@techhub.social avatar

I think I have a good feeling on what the response might be here on Mastodon, but with Microsoft pledging to improve security, and making Recall opt-in, will this change your perception of Windows 11?
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-addresses-windows-recall-backlash-promises-to-fix-security-issues-and-make-it-opt-in

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