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."
If you want your name (you don't need to be Canadian!) on the letter that goes to officials in Canada's Parliament advocating for using #OpenSocialWeb services you need to let me know before 9AM PDT tomorrow (Monday Jun 3).
My friend Jake was brutally beaten in Columbus, Ohio, at the start of the Nancy Fest comics event a week ago by unknown attackers just after I had left him and his partner Lizz to head back to my hotel. They could use help: he may be in recovery through next year. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jakes-recovery-and-justice-journey
@glennf Was this just random violence or somehow targeting your group? Not that it matters, people should support the victim either way, but it seems so odd/random?
@glennf This is tragic. I moved away from the US in 2003 and when I talk to my elderly mom I have to explain that it is one of the most dangerous places in the world for violence that I travel to. We can and should be so much better. She worries about me in Vietnam and Thailand when she should worry about Chicago and Columbus.
I can't seem to find it, but it seems like someone on here mentioned a federated alternative search project (as in to replace Google and Bing). Does anyone know of one?
@chewie Ahh, yes, Yacy. I ran a Yacy server a few years ago. The idea was promising, but the results disappointing. Maybe I shall give it another whirl. Thanks!
@NanoRaptor In fairness I am much older than that, but a lot of the time I am not great at remembering things before 1997 (ask my partner... we met in 1995, but I am told I got it all wrong)
@kylie.robison He actually told you that with a straight face? Like, he actually believes that they can manually fix billions of errors? Or is what he really believes is they can stamp out the most obvious absurdities and then we have to live with everything else being lies that are too believable and that they can't bother to quash?
I am booked to be on BC Today on CBC TV, GEM, Radio 1, and YouTube at noon today (Friday 24 May) for a ~20 minute discussion on London Drugs ransomware leaks and Cybersecurity in general. Join us if you're free and interested!
For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.
From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."
Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.