Jon S. von TetzchnerApr 12, 2025

In case you forgot about Microsoft Recall, it looks like it will reappear in your Copilot+ computer soon running Windows 11.

I am sure you are all thrilled with the idea of a screenshot being taken of your screen every 3 seconds, right?

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/microsoft-is-putting-privacy-endangering-recall-back-into-windows-11/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Microsoft #Copilot #Recall #Spyware #Computer #Technology #Privacy #Windows

That groan you hear is users’ reaction to Recall going back into Windows

Snapshotting and AI processing a screen every 3 seconds. What could possibly go wrong?

Ars Technica
Show threadKim Spence-Jones 🇬🇧😷Apr 12, 2025
@jon
Sadly, even switching to Linux won’t protect you from the privacy-busting implications of interacting with other people who have Windows machines with Recall enabled. Microsoft are not just compromising their own ecosystem, they are compromising the security of the entire Internet.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCD
@KimSJ @jon They did that already by facilitating all those botnets exploiting Windows' lousy security. But yes...
Apr 13, 2025 at 8:02pmWeb