Microsoft's Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought
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No, it appears to be precisely as hackable as I thought.
Also scared how companies might use it to control their employees
Exactly. Most people could escape this kind of shit by just switching to linux (which really isn't hard), but in the workplace you don't typically get to choose the OS you use.
As a former computer repair tech who dealt with a lot of average computer users, I'm sorry to tell you that most people cannot switch to Linux. Most people can't even figure out how to use the super basic Windows features.
There has been software like this for decades that could run invisibly, except it was intended for nefarious purposes. Oh wait...
yeah though in some countries employees were still protected from usage of such software or the usage had to be confirmed and agreed. This seems like it could be used as a loophole
Might? Heh. Cute.
I don’t think companies are excited about this as the fediverse thinks. Recall means that now everything done on a computer is subject to their retention policies and subject to discovery in a lawsuit
I don’t know many companies that are willing to increase their risk that much just to control their employees
Right now I'm terrified that we will have to add local storage to handle this garbage. We use small disks intentionally to push our users to use the network storage, which is backed up. Instead of local storage which is not. I don't need microsoft keylogging and screencapping my tiny disks to death.
So how much time do we have to figure out this whole Linux thing?
Should have started 10 years ago, but the second best moment is now.
Give it a shot, even works with steam/PC games https://linuxmint.com/
The good news is, it doesn't take that long to figure out. Just install a user friendly distro and get started.
I don't know what is there to figure out
I get your desire but honestly if RGB is someone's big issue with issue, then there are no issues.
try it in a VM or a live USB
That's unpossible because I already assumed it was completely hackable and would result in privacy nightnares, and data leaks across the globe.
I enjoy how Microsoft seems to just sit it out. I get that if they respond to it, it gives more attention to the problem. But genuine security researchers poking holes into your feature, that is not something you can sit out. It will be exploited, if they release it like that.