Karis [moved account- see bio]Jul 24
WinterKnight 

Remember how everyone freaked out about Microsoft’s Recall feature (spyware) in Windows 11? And Microsoft said it would be fine because it’s all processed locally?

Guess what’s not processed locally anymore. https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/microsoft_copilot_vision/

Copilot Vision on Windows 11 sends data to Microsoft servers

: Total Recall: Capturing everything you do on your PC screen to become a 'true companion'

The Register
Jul 24 at 4:22amWeb
Show threadTaggartJul 24
@winterknight1337 I wonder how many hours of pointless sysadmin labor have been expended created policies to disable all the crap Microsoft tosses in their operating system
Show threadPointlessSpikeJul 24
@mttaggart Well now they've solved that by making it so you actually can't turn it off at all.
Show threadKzad_BhatJul 24

@winterknight1337

#WindowsEndswith10

"nuffsaid.

Show threadHunter PerrinJul 24
@winterknight1337 It’s honestly like they’re trying to push people to Linux.
Show threadF4GRX SébastienJul 24
@hperrin @winterknight1337 no. They're disgusting people from using linux at the same time with, you know, wsl. which is convenient to use on your windows machine, so you dont take the energy to install and use an actual linux box, but is also has so crappy performance that you end up thinking that linux is just slow and bad.
Show threadThe Agender KiwiJul 24

@winterknight1337 people ask me why I use Linux. This is why.

Microsoft seems to have forgotten that windows is an OS. An OS, just like a PC, is meant to serve the user; an OS should be user-friendly

Dear #Microsoft stop shoving AI down your users' throats. Stop forcing Microsoft accounts on users, and stop wasting sysadmins' time disabling all your bullshit through group policy.

Show threadcontrasocialJul 24

@agender_kiwi @winterknight1337

SteamOS can't come soon enough.

Show threadqr4ttJul 24
@winterknight1337 Is this M$ acknowledging that their UI is so bad you need an AI agent to bypass it? :)
Show threadsauaJul 24
@qr4tt @winterknight1337 But they've already rewritten the central settings app 3-4 times over the last 2 operating systems. And each time they migrated at least half of the available options to the new version. How could it possibly be a bad user experience?
Show threadToni AittoniemiJul 24

@winterknight1337 Great Data Heist of late 2020's! Now even your desktop computer usage is subject to theft.

"Your personal data will not be used to training", like hell it is! I wouldn't trust these people for one second.

Because they're not making any money, they're now scrambling to get more data. Break laws? No matter, because they're into magical thinking now.

Just get more data & industrial-strength autocorrect will develop sentience and finally they'll have a return on investment. 🙄

Show threadSparkyJul 24

@winterknight1337 While it is right to have privacy concerns about sending screen captures off to the cloud to get processed by a Lying Machine... Copilot Vision has nothing to do with Recall, and is (presently) only active on demand.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/using-copilot-vision-with-microsoft-copilot-3c67686f-fa97-40f6-8a3e-0e45265d425f

While I welcome any and all reason to stop people from using Windows, I would rather stick with the facts instead of spreading half- or even untruths.

Using Copilot Vision with Microsoft Copilot - Microsoft Support

Microsoft Copilot Vision helps you navigate the web by finding relevant information and answering questions.

Show threadMiner34Jul 24
@winterknight1337 I knew it was going to happen.
Show threadThe Mercian Pilgrim 🌲 ⛰️Jul 24

@winterknight1337 I've not used Windows on a personal device since 2011, when I switched to GNU/Linux.

Once again, I'm feeling very glad I did!

Show threadSassinake! - ⊃∪∩⪽Jul 24

@winterknight1337

surprise! neither your computer nor your data belong to you. nor your body if you're not a $5M white cis het man.

anything you write or click or view or get near to can and will be used against you.

Show threadENIGMATICO  Jul 24
@winterknight1337 I'm shocked.

At the fact that some people will still be surprised about this.
Show threadDreyJul 24
@winterknight1337 - The Secret is out - Microsoft is still spyimg on us even with out Copilot turned off.
Show threadCarlos SolísJul 24
I managed to reinstall the Linux partition just in time, looks like
Show threadi_give_u_wormsJul 24
@winterknight1337
#CopilotVisionSpyware
Show threadAlpha Male Martha Stewart 🍉🌈Jul 24
@winterknight1337 wait, what? Microsoft... MICROSOFT. The company founded by a close friend of Jeffeey Epstien that was sued by the government for anti trust issues. That Microsoft lied to everyone about their spyware. Wild.
Show threadgenstar.serviceJul 24
⬆️ https://infosec.exchange/@winterknight1337/114906298563785317
WinterKnight :donor: (@winterknight1337@infosec.exchange)

Remember how everyone freaked out about Microsoft’s Recall feature (spyware) in Windows 11? And Microsoft said it would be fine because it’s all processed locally? Guess what’s not processed locally anymore. https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/microsoft_copilot_vision/

Infosec Exchange
Show threadAlyssa VoroninJul 24
@winterknight1337 I'm surprised it took them an entire five minutes to flip that switch.
Show threadSimon Zerafa (Status: 🤧😮‍💨💊)Jul 24

@winterknight1337

Thankfully they're are ways to disable all of this AI nonsense on Windows 11 systems.

Not that it should be necessary but that's where we find ourselves 🫤🤷‍♂️

Show threadKevin RussellJul 24

@winterknight1337

Install linux.

Fedroa
https://fedoraproject.org/

Ubuntu
https://ubuntu.com/download

Mint https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

Apple M1 Install from macOS
https://asahilinux.org/

Hashtag Linux

#linux

Show threadmystery nameJul 24
@winterknight1337 https://www.linuxmint.com/
https://fedoraproject.org/
Home - Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

Show threadwaaheuteJul 24
@winterknight1337 As other said there is one way to let go all this micro-shit-ft crap is to format your hardrive and install an os that respect you and don't streal your data that's all
Show threadDan WJul 25

@winterknight1337 @angiebaby
They did the same for Cortana in Windows Mobile.

They guaranteed the equivalent of Siri, but on-device (just like like Apple’s VoiceCommand feature of iPhoneOS 3.0) and then switched to Cloud-based voice recognition.

Anyone who believed Microsoft would not commit a Bait-and-Switch for Windows Recall is gullible.

Show threadaliceifJul 25

@winterknight1337 your post is manipulative.
The article says:

It does this, when enabled, by capturing constant screenshots and feeding them to an optical character recognition system and a large language model for analysis – but where Recall works locally, Copilot Vision sends the data off to Microsoft servers.So no, Recall is still processed locally according to the article you misleadingly mis-summarized. That there's another feature that works differently than Recall (you activate it temporarily, it's not always on) uses non-local processing doesn't mean that Recall changed.

Why are you doing this?

Show threadGrowlph IbexJul 25
@winterknight1337 But surely there's no way anyone could have seen this coming.
Show threadAdara AstinJul 25

@winterknight1337 Translation: All Your Nudes* Are Belong to Us.

*Along with everything else.

Show thread🦄 Synapsenkitzler 🌈Jul 25
@winterknight1337
#MS #Mastershit
Show threadAdrian SanabriaJul 25

@winterknight1337 It seems like Copilot Vision is separate from Recall. There's quite a process to go through to enable it. It reminds me more of Google Lens than what Recall was designed to do. Looks like it exists:

  • as a Windows app
  • as an extension in Edge
  • as an Android app
    • Show threadKevin Karhan Jul 26
    @winterknight1337 shit like this is why #Govware like #Windows needs to be outlawed.
    Show threadThe FrogJul 27

    @winterknight1337

    Oh my fucking god!

    This is truly dangerous.
    Yeah, for little me this represent no threat. They won't care if they see there's no money in my bank and what website I visit.

    But let's say you're a law firm preparing to sue Microsoft...
    Or you're a politician about to legislate in favour of restricting Microsoft's powers...
    Or you're a union organiser representing Microsoft workers...
    Or Microsoft, coerced or paid, cooperate with genocidal states...

    Show threadReid Jul 27
    @winterknight1337 :pikashocc:
    Show threadVissJul 28
    @winterknight1337
    Show threadChewieJul 28

    @winterknight1337 "Microsoft says the new error screens will be less verbose and more readable".

    I hope its not as shit as their o365 errors: "something happened, please try again"......

    Show threadJoel MichaelJul 28
    @chewie @winterknight1337 @dianea
    Show threadCorbin DavenportJul 28
    @winterknight1337 Recall is not the same as Vision. Recall is always running (if you enable it and have a PC that supports it), Vision is only when you activate it.
    Show threadtyilJul 29
    @winterknight1337 If only there was some other OS that people could use. Something developed using a more open and public development model, perhaps.
    Show threadfedithomJul 29

    @winterknight1337

    When it comes to Microsoft (Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon) I've long run out of surprised faces.

    Show threadSebastian ZdrojewskiJul 29

    @winterknight1337 who saw that coming!?

    Oh wait... kind of anyone who had a glimpse of common sense, privacy advocates, cybersecurity experts, governance advisors... pretty much: anyone.

    Show threadLoïc DenuzièreJul 29
    @winterknight1337
    "Windows 11 is the home for AI" is the summary of my glowing Linux review.
    Show threadmossyruaJul 29

    @winterknight1337

    Hello Linux!!

    Show threadNikola JovićJul 29
    @winterknight1337 Nothing? The article you linked to literally says that recall still processes your data locally, so other than causing your daily switch to Linux Mastodon outrage, I'm not sure what this post is supposed to accomplish.
    Show threadPer FoyerAug 2
    @winterknight1337 This is just horrible. Google is perfectly honest what they do in regards to surpling our data, while Microsoft do it secrecy with features that users is not informed about