Windows feature that screenshots everything labeled a security “disaster”

Don’t worry, DRM-ed content isn’t recorded, so big companies’ IP is protected.

Source: DUH!!!!

Imagine trying to use Wireshark on windows to debug or look at some service.

Just an avalanche of packets going to 20 different domains on idle.

I just installed Nobara today so I could finally rid myself of Windows hell and it’s been amazing.

Kinda funny, not too long ago it was a fun mental exercise if you were paying attention to the tech industry to try to think of the ways in which Google or MS could fall.

Now, AFAICT, neither are falling any time soon, but there certainly seems to be a shift in how they're perceived and how their brand sits in the market (where even so I'm still probably in a bubble on this).

But I'm not sure how predictable it would have been that both would look silly stumbling for AI dominance.

And, yea, I'm chalking recall up to the AI race as it seems like a grab for training data to me, and IIRC there were some clues around that this could be true.

Jesus Christ. All these requirements for something most people didn't ask for:

System requirements for Recall

Your PC needs the following minimum system requirements for Recall:

A Copilot+ PC

16 GB RAM

8 logical processors

256 GB storage capacity

    To enable Recall, you’ll need at least 50 GB of storage space free

    Saving screenshots automatically pauses once the device has less than 25 GB of storage space

So Windows 11 has a built-in keylogger!

If you’re faced with the tradeoff between security and another priority, your answer is clear: Do security. In some cases, this will mean prioritizing security above other things we do, such as releasing new features or providing ongoing support for legacy systems. This is key to advancing both our platform quality and capability such that we can protect the digital estates of our customers and build a safer world for all.

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, 03 May 2024

You keep using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means.

Who even wants this? What good is it? I see no use case.

FTFY: Windows feature that screenshots everything labeled is a security “disaster”

no one does enshittification quite like the masters of it at ms

Personally i'm all for it, no one I know likes it and even the most aggressive linux hater I know has switched to saying that they'll probably try it after win 10 eol

Best advertising campain I've ever seen, just not for the product they are trying to advertise

I miss when Microsoft was just evil and greedy and not stupid.

Microsoft claims it's offline, but how sure can we be? I smell what the rock is cooking.

I mean who is surprised at this point?

How many screenshots of security "disasters" does a person really need?

Microsoft: trust us bro!

I hate this feature but if that UI is real it's beautiful

How does this make Microsoft money? What's their path to selling the result of this feature?

No shit.

JFC

How different is this vs the previous feature which was their version of apples Time Machine?

Unfortunatly had to upgrade to windows11 thank god for tiny11, winutil, MAS, and virtualbox.

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Set furry porn as your desktop.

How has it taken them this long to publish the story? Real frontline tech journos

As a non-Windows-user I see that as a good thing. LLMs are not going away - but that kind of nonsense at least will make sure all PCs will eventually have cheap and reasonably fast AI acceleration. Which is required for killing off centrally hosted LLMs (plus nvidias cash grabbing)