Microsoft addresses Windows Recall backlash, promises to fix security issues and make it opt-in
Microsoft addresses Windows Recall backlash, promises to fix security issues and make it opt-in
Microsoft is fixing Windows Recall's biggest concerns.
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Ok, I'm gonna be perfectly honest, Microsoft recall, copilot, hello... I don't know what any of these things are. And I'm pretty sure I like it that way.
I do use Windows every day, (windows 10 and 7), but I haven't heard any reason to ever upgrade from these. All these "services" do not seem like a "value add" to me.
- Recall is a proposed feature that would screenshot the Windows screen periodically, OCR the screenshots and store the results. Ostensibly supposed to be a "remember things you did" feature for the user but suspected to be a data collection tool for Microsoft to train its AI systems. Security researchers have also warned that it puts users at significant risk if their computers are breached by malware.
- Copilot started as a programming AI tool which used open source software off the popular development site GitHub as training for its AI and as source of code samples. It's already caused Microsoft to be sued because it offers code verbatim to users without mentioning or obeying its licensing. Nowadays Microsoft is expanding the Copilot brand to include other kinds of AI assistance, for example one that helps you write emails in Outlook etc.
- Hello is an authentication method for Microsoft accounts using biometrics and TPM chips.
What about the right to be forgotten? Where is that feature? Why isn't Microsoft making and marketing a version of Windows with something like "Windows Forget"?
I'll tell you why: no opportunity to double dip by collecting and selling your personal data.