Senior software engineer, gfs2 file system at Red Hat, serial hobbyist, cat parent, gardener, casual gamer, humanist. Views are my own.
Once gave a talk showing that crochet is programming.
Inventor of the word "filey-go-round" 💾
| Location | Wales, UK |
| Link | https://andyp.fedorapeople.org |
| Pronouns | He/him |
Signal Messenger is warning that Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, and store everything a user does every three seconds, poses a risk to its users. Effective immediately, the Windows Desktop version will by default block the ability of Windows to screenshot the app. Of course, Microsoft provides no API to disable Recall from screenshotting specific apps, so Signal is getting creative. They are invoking a digital rights management API that blocks the screenshotting of copyrighted material.
Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is automatically enabled by default in Signal Desktop on Windows 11. If you’re wondering why we’re on...
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That's 4 more garden waste bags stuffed with privet. I should have made iced tea.
Edit: Not privet tea, obviously. I've just been trimming hedges on a hot day.
Michelle / The Giddy Stitcher
Dan Goodin
Natasha Jay (she/her) 🇪🇺
OSU Open Source Lab
