Everything about privacy (the confidentiality pillar of security) -- but not restricted to infosec. Offline privacy is also relevant here.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I found this part to be illuminating:
"Earlier reports by Deskmodder indicated that the latest Windows 11 update (24H2) might allow users to uninstall Recall entirely. However, Microsoft clarified to The Verge that this uninstall option was a bug."
You see, it's a feature, not a bug. But this feature turns Windows into a bug. So...
@briankrebs@infosec.exchange @nixCraft@mastodon.social
Do you all get the feeling that the uninstall options was there for Devs?
And someone forgot to remove it from their project till it shipped?
@nixCraft@mastodon.social 2024/2025 will be known as “The Great Defenestration” in the computing world
#Windows #Windows11 #Microsoft #Recall #Copilot
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I feel this is something that should be on the news for those who arn't technical and on all there social media in the true dystopian light it deserves.
together in a summary with all other similar shitty changes, because I bet must don't know about any of them
@nixCraft@mastodon.social obviously nobody with relevant insight is in control at the windows division of microsoft
@nixCraft@mastodon.social
That is "making profit". By any mean.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I'll never install Windows 11.
@frog67@tweesecake.social @nixCraft@mastodon.social That article goes back to September 15. This is from Microsoft itself and is dated September 27th. It states that Windows Recall can be removed; it also gives a very extensive explanation of the "feature"..
@nixCraft@mastodon.social literally why??? Casual users usually don't even know how to access the optional features menu. Just seems like pointless bad PR
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Alternatives to
Microsoft
that wont spy on you:
@nixCraft@mastodon.social
You know what I can uninstall on my machine? Everything.
#linuxmasterrace
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Welp, time to make myself do the full swap to Ubuntu. Just gotta make sure Citrix works.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social As always, switch to Linux
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Recall is the reason why I let Windows down two months ago, a move I'm happy with.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Windows 11 and the shenanigans with windows 10 made me install mint.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social the AI features will continue until they generate something of value!
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I guess I'll wait for a "custom" version of 11 to hit the torrents.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Yikes 😓
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Still open for recommendation for an affordable gaming-linux laptop (17+" size) (Must not be Linux pre-installed).
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Is this even legal?
@nixCraft@mastodon.social yeah this is horrible anti-privacy stuff and I am about ready to finally ditch Windows.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social is this some features tied to Copilot+ and its hardware limitations (crazy performant NPU), or is it always-on and if you have the hardware capabilities, Copliot+ will make use of it. The solution for the former is simple, do not buy any PC compatible with Copilot+, if it is the latter, going for another OS is the only sane option.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social
@nixCraft@mastodon.social been thinking about switching for a few months.
Kinda not surprised.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I agree, but maybe it's not easy to avoid MS Windows for many users. OS X only (officially) runs on Apple hardware. Linux is pretty easy to install these days, but has an even worse support structure for many users, and plenty of its own downsides.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social users will just install yet another debloat script that works and looks like crap and continue support Microsoft with their money not even thinking about moving to other OSes and showing MSFT their opinion in the only logical way
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Recall is part of Copilot, which you can disable.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social need alternative😊
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I would if I wasn't gamer. All my other systems run Ubuntu, but for games, especially older ones or online with anticheat, Windows is still required because I don't have time or nerves to fuck around to make games just work. Which is unfortunate because I like Ubuntu's GNOME so much more than stupid Windows 11 today.
@rejzor@mastodon.world @nixCraft@mastodon.social I only run Linux, most games work fine under wine or via steam Proton. If you can't play a game under Linux due to some stupid anti cheat then don't promote and play the game.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social I am deeply concerned about progressive creators on YT who may be using Windows 11 and may not be 'tech-savvy' enough to be aware of the major privacy issues and alternative operating systems. They've been faced with relentless censorship and attacks from big tech, governments, and bad actors already.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social .....this basically signs a death sentence for Windows in government or health environments. This...there's no way this is going to stand - the same three-letters are going to lean hard on MS to get it off.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social If I remember correctly, they did the same thing (unable to uninstall) with Win10/Cortana, but you could disable it in the registry. Wonder if something similar could be done with Recall.
In any case, Recall is an absolute shit show both security and privacy wise.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social who cares, ms-windows is the past...
This feature is a wet dream for three letter agencies or bad actors. It can’t get better than this. What next turns off TLS? I don’t know a single security researcher who will recommend this feature.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social More than a wet dream for any spy agency. We will call it SpyOS instead of windows. Confirm my choice to switch to Linux even more.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social At least it’s offline (for now)
It’s not like this feature is on an OS that’s full of holes or anything :troll:
@asterisk@social.linux.pizza @nixCraft@mastodon.social you really gonna believe it's offline?
@nixCraft@mastodon.social How could anyone recommend this OS to orgs that work with sensitive data?
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Very well said!
Go to Linux now!
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Alternatives to
@Microsoft
that wont spy on you
@nixCraft@mastodon.social This is bindmoggling!
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Windows just keeps getting ever worse because nobody screams - "Stop. This is bad". I dumped Windows back when XP was still around. There has been no version of Windows that hasn't been bad in some way or another. I went from XP to OSX to Linux. I've used Linux exclusively for most of the past 10 years.
@nixCraft@mastodon.social Any more reasons needed for switching to Linux or *BSD?
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@bhaug@digitalcourage.social
Microsoft hat bestätigt, dass Windows 11-Nutzer die umstrittene "Recall"-Funktion nicht deinstallieren können, obwohl frühere Berichte etwas anderes vermuten ließen. Recall, Teil der im Mai angekündigten Copilot+-Suite, erfasst automatisch Screenshots von Benutzeraktivitäten auf dem Betriebssystem, einschließlich sensibler Informationen wie Passwörter oder Finanzdaten.
#privacy #security
I smell a lawsuit! Maybe more perhaps....