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[–] pyr0ball@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

"But most significantly, Microsoft has made Recall a feature you must opt in to using rather than opt out of using, and it's possible to remove it completely."

Important bit

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 3 points 55 minutes ago

For now, anyway. Let's hope it stays that way.

[–] hightrix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Good! In my opinion this entirely changes the feature to acceptable.

[–] Novocirab@feddit.org 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

This is a huge opportunity. All of us Linux geeks now need to be on mainstream social media platforms and actively seek out and help everyone who expresses an interest in switching from Windows to Linux.

[–] innermachine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Let me save you the trip. I have an old trash spec hp all in one that's had the bag beat out of it, what is the best lightweight Linux distro to make this a usable web browsing and PDF file viewer? (To be used in my garage to look at FSM, wiring diagrams, play music, Google crap etc nothing demanding). I've tried mint and it works ok but thinking lighter weight ?

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

FSM

Finite-state machine?

Flying Spaghetti Monster?

Forgetting Sarah Marshall?

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 67 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

It's a pretty bold move to advertise the inclusion of a key logger in your OS.

[–] eronth@lemmy.world 33 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Not just keylogger. It's a screenlogger too.

[–] admin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

Ardamax Keylogger takes screenshots too, should they change the name?

[–] turnip@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Youd already be using Linux Mint or Ubuntu if you cared about not being data mined.

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago

I've been Linux only since 2016, after a decade of "trying " to move over. I do still have a partition for the increasingly rare event that I need something MS, which so far has been one class in my University that required a lockdown browser for a test.

[–] UsoSaito@feddit.uk 2 points 9 hours ago

Mint is easy to use too if you don't want to fiddle around with various packages.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 20 points 8 hours ago

Have to admit, the name "Recall" does have a better ring to it than "Take a Screenshot Every 3 Seconds".

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 hours ago

I guess that means I have to break out the old GOATSE wall paper.

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 13 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

How long until Microsoft gets accused of stealing classified info?

[–] jve@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Last time they thought about rolling it out, security researchers immediately found ways to do clear text exfiltration of user data.

This should be terrifying for anybody who is at all concerned about opsec for anything at all.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

Corporate /LTS editions don't have this crap. MS only rapes the peasantry

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I’m sure most corporations have agreements that prevent M$ from using this. Or M$ has to host all of its data gathering on azure government.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 44 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Nahh bro just use third party script then re run it every update 🤡

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (4 children)

That's literally what Linux updates are

Anyway if you read the article it's opt in and fully removable.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Till they change their mind again. Ms in my experience also really like to disregard your settings

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Not as bad as google, but yeah they have a tendency to overstep. The only way to make settings stick is the traditional way, which is the group policy editor. Settings there usually stick for 20-30 years

[–] UsoSaito@feddit.uk 5 points 9 hours ago

Normally they'd say this and then change it again. That's pretty much how every "feature" they've added to their OS and it is becoming a little too bloaty.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

They update, this third party script is to make windows less rapey

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Tell me you're a young man without telling me you're a young man.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 5 hours ago

I wish haha

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago

We live in weird age, where using Windows is becoming harder than Linux (even though it has its own issues).

[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 33 points 16 hours ago

I always “Recall” how shitty windows is, whenever I see the word mentioned.

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