It just clicked in my brain. What I haven't been able to articulate about why I'm so anxious about #Windows Recall. I'm sure others have already gotten to where I am.
It's worse than "a system that tracks everything you do" and stores that info in a basic database that could be easily compromised.
It's worse than a nanny surveillance tool for companies to spy on their employees.
It's inescapable.
It doesn't matter if I make a dozen "how to disable recall" tutorials. The second YOUR data shows up on someone ELSE'S screen, it's in THEIR recall database.
It won't matter if you're a master #security expert specialist. You can't account for EVERY other computer you've ever interacted with. If a family member looks up an old email with your personal data in it, your data is now at risk.
If THEIR system is compromised YOUR data is at risk.
I just went from "vague feeling of unease" to "actively writing templates to canvas elected officials, regulators, and attorneys general."
Very important for Swedes to vote in the EU Election. Privacy is a fundamental human right, even when there are bad people doing bad things. Mass surveillance by the government does more harm than good.
Looks like Microsoft will make Recall opt-in. Seemingly they needed user feedback to figure out that people might not like the idea of them taking a screenshots of their screens every 5 seconds or so.
Security experts also pointed out that this would be a security nightmare. Pretty obvious, really.
This is another example why it is clear Big Tech is not to be trusted to make the right decisions, even when they are staring them in the face.
Desperate to not loose out, they are moving quickly to not be left behind, running blindly ahead without thinking of the consequences.
Dass die EU-Kommission die Totalüberwachung und digitale
Kontrolle im Internet genauso wie im Alltag, an ihren Außengrenzen zur Bekämpfung von fliehenden Menschen und im Inneren u.a. für den Datenkapitalismus weiter ausbaut, ist nichts Neues. Nicht nur besteht sie aus stramm neoliberalen, autoritären Politiker*innen, die schon zuvor immer wieder mit repressiven Vorhaben angekommen sind, es geht allgemein mit dem Überwachungs- und Krisenkapitalismus auch eine autoritäre Transformation einher.
Als Antiautoritäre stellen wir uns diesen Entwicklungen und Allen, die sie voranbringen wollen, entschlossen entgegen!
"WhatsApp, Telefone, Sprachassistenten von Google oder Apple und sogar smarte Kühlschränke in Wohnungen sollen in Zukunft überwacht werden können, wenn es nach der EU-Kommission geht. Das geht aus einem vertraulichen Vorschlagspapier hervor, das eine Expertengruppe im Auftrag der EU-Kommission erstellt hat. Dieses Dokument liegt t-online vor.
In dem Papier werden auf 28 Seiten 42 Punkte für eine verschärfte Überwachung vorgeschlagen. Auch an der möglichen Umsetzung dieser Pläne wird schon gearbeitet. Datenschützer schlagen Alarm. Sie befürchten durch die Pläne einen nie dagewesenen Einschnitt in die Privatsphäre eines jeden EU-Bürgers."
Sure. Google location tracking "bad" and Apple data harvesting "good", but it's pretty hack to see articles popping up about how poor Android trackers are compared to AirTags. https://somegadgetguy.com/b/46Q
Ignoring the security nightmare AirTags were at launch, the assumed permissions Apple just takes for the Find My network, and the annoying (and scary looking) process Apple forces users through to OPT OUT of location tracking, it's shocking how well Google is doing only a couple weeks into this new finder network going live.
#Microsoft#Surveilance#Privacy#DataProtection#Cybersecurity: "Microsoft is building a feature into Windows that is monitoring and logging a ton of data about you and the way you use your PC. Traditionally, we’d call this “spyware.” The difference is that Microsoft is giving this particular data collection feature its blessing and advertising it as a banner feature of its upcoming wave of Copilot+ PCs.
The fact that the data is processed locally rather than in the cloud is a good first step, but it's also the bare minimum. Based on both the permissive default settings and the ease with which this data can be accessed, Recall’s security safeguards as they currently exist just aren't good enough.
"We are working on a bloody movie here, and NO, you don’t suddenly have the right to any of the work we are doing on it because we pay you to use photoshop."
#ASNBank stopt feitelijk met aanbieden contactloos betalen. Als je dat wilt, doe je dat maar via Google Pay. "Jij maakt zelf afspraken met Google, ASN is niet verantwoordelijk".
Hebben ze een DPIA uitgevoerd? Want zo krijgt niet alleen ASN inzicht in je betalingsverkeer, maar Google ook. Wat is de toegevoegde waarde nog van die bank dan trouwens?
Gebruik je ASN en Google Pay? Had je de voorwaarden gelezen? #Privacy#Soevereiniteit#GooglePay https://www.asnbank.nl/downloads/voorwaarden-google-pay.html
This tool extracts and displays data from the Recall feature in Windows 11, providing an easy way to access information about your PC's activity snapshots.