A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back
A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back
The world is up-in-arms over Windows Recall, but why? It stems from Microsoft's seeming lack of care for Windows and its users.
Oh no who would have guessed that screenshoting and saving them unencrypted in an unprotected area in where confidential screenshots with passwords can be grabbed by any script kiddie.
Even if we ignore the security issues (and we shouldn't) why the hell would I want my computer taking screenshots, writing that to disk and running OCR on the image, writing results to a database and creating correlations EVERY FEW SECONDS! That's a huge amount of bloat. I want my computer to be quick and responsive.
It’s not like people deserve any sense of privacy, their passwords should be public knowledge.
If you have done nothing wrong, you shouldn’t have anything to hide (said every authoritarian asshat ever)
Please, give them some credit where it's due and don't be so hard on them. You'd have to be technically sound and computer experts to have that kind of foresight!
Anyone who cared to pay attention knows that Microsoft has been reaping your data for years under the guise of “telemetry”, “product improvement” and the requirement of a Microsoft account just to set up a local operating system. This time they thought they could add the spying cloaked as a feature. Microsoft hasn’t had a clue when it comes to innovation or usefulness for two decades. It’s just a front for shareholders these days.
I'm actually surprised nobody thought to say "Microsoft recalls Windows recall".
Heh. No. They lost my trust years ago.
Sadly a lot of people can't just ditch windows due to various reasons out of there control. Microcrap is so good embedded with this society that they can do shit like this and not take a hit.
To help anyone dealing with Ms crap -
get Win10 LTSC. It gets updates 2x/year, has very minimal bloat. (Or Win11 LTSC if that's what you want).
Then get O&O Shutup to reduce bloat even more.
And you can permanently license it using Microsoft's own scripts.
There are some tools to ensure Recall is fully un-installed and blocked. Group Policy will definitely prevent it from ever running, and LTSC is a Pro version, so Group Policy functions properly.
It took Recall to wake them up? Holy shit.
looks like they would need to conduct an actual windows recall, now.
Microsoft became the perfect scapegoat for any level zero anti cheat to point at.
My next brand new laptop will be a Mac once Win 10 dies on my Dell. I only use Windows for casual browsing and my creative / MM suites anyhow, but it's the principle.
Microsoft, we aren't fruit trees to be picked. If you want my data PURCHASE it from me.
And when my friends and relatives Win 10 bellies up and they are forced to purchase a new PC, unless there's a reason, I'm moving them all to Mint. No one has any extra money and it's not going to change by next year.
I'm a business owner. I use Linux at home but use windows at work as specialty software requires it. As things move more and more to docker and the like, windows is doomed. We already have an old PC in a high usage area, that does not need power. Its just for checking in on what's happening elsewhere in the building, mainly through cloud software. Its not suitable for windows 11. It will go lonix first. That will start a trickle.
In imagine it will be similar elsewhere. Microsoft are no fools. They know that the is is dead as a concept. They are trying to monetise the is before its obsolete. If even a small portion of users stay, they win.
