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submitted 6 months ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

It's a nightmare scenario for Microsoft. The headlining feature of its new Copilot+ PC initiative, which is supposed to drive millions of PC sales over the next couple of years, is under significant fire for being what many say is a major breach of privacy and security on Windows. That feature in question is Windows Recall, a new AI tool designed to remember everything you do on Windows. The feature that we never asked and never wanted it.

Microsoft, has done a lot to degrade the Windows user experience over the last few years. Everything from obtrusive advertisements to full-screen popups, ignoring app defaults, forcing a Microsoft Account, and more have eroded the trust relationship between Windows users and Microsoft.

It's no surprise that users are already assuming that Microsoft will eventually end up collecting that data and using it to shape advertisements for you. That really would be a huge invasion of privacy, and people fully expect Microsoft to do it, and it's those bad Windows practices that have led people to this conclusion.

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[-] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 20 points 6 months ago

Do you have any links? Not that I don't believe you, I just can't find anything on it and it seems very entertaining

[-] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

This feels like the kind of thing I would watch a 2 hour long youtube deep dive video on, haha

[-] skulblaka@startrek.website 10 points 6 months ago

Where is hbomberguy when the world needs him

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 6 months ago

Commiting war crimes against the letter h

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 6 months ago

I do have a Twitter account but for the life of me I can't remember what the password is so I can't actually see the responses, since apparently you need to sign in to see responses now, but if you do have Twitter you can see the responses here's the link. https://x.com/jensimmons/status/1491064075987873792

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 0 points 6 months ago

Some nitter instances might work. This one did. Not a shitshow at all, especially as she didn't say that "bug reports aren't constructive feedback"

Everyone in my mentions saying Safari is the worst, it’s the new IE… Can you point to specific bugs & missing support that frustrate you, inhibit you making websites/apps. Bonus points for links to tickets. Specifics we can fix. Vague hate is honestly super counterproductive."

There's plenty of bug reports in there and she's behaving how I'd expect a developer to: by asking further questions and version use for stuff that should be fixed. Didn't see any point where she lost her temper in any way

https://xcancel.com/jensimmons/status/1491064075987873792

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

She refused to acknowledge the existence of issues and point-blank refused to fix existing bugs.

Claiming apple is the new internet explorer is only untrue in the sense that it understates the nature of the issue.

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