This is a friendly warning and reminder that if you had started looking on ways to move away from #Microsoft and/or #Adobe for their latest shenanigans, do NOT stop now. Make the effort to move away NOW if at all possible even if they pretend to have backtracked. Because WHEN (not IF, but WHEN) they'll pull the same shit again, it will be HARDER, not EASIER, to get out of their prison.
The "#WindowsRecall feature will be disabled by default" headfake move is pretty meaningless when we know#Microsoft is going to constantly nag all their users to turn on that "feature" for an "enhanced" user experience and AI-powered productivity superpowers n' stuff, it's just one click away!
Long ago I disabled automatic app updates on my phone bc of surprise “upgrades” that stripped out functionality I’d paid for but now require monthly/yearly subscriptions.
#Microsoft#Surveilance#Privacy#DataProtection#Cybersecurity: "Microsoft is building a feature into Windows that is monitoring and logging a ton of data about you and the way you use your PC. Traditionally, we’d call this “spyware.” The difference is that Microsoft is giving this particular data collection feature its blessing and advertising it as a banner feature of its upcoming wave of Copilot+ PCs.
The fact that the data is processed locally rather than in the cloud is a good first step, but it's also the bare minimum. Based on both the permissive default settings and the ease with which this data can be accessed, Recall’s security safeguards as they currently exist just aren't good enough.
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."