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submitted 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) by arscynic@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

If one chats/mails with a person using Windows, despite using secure private protocols, every message will be stored by Microsoft's Windoze Recall. Either I'm missing something but this feature seems like the most grotesque breach in online privacy/security.

What are ways to avoid this except for using obfuscated text?

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[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 27 points 2 hours ago

If it leaves your device, you cannot control it.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 54 points 3 hours ago

Can't control what other people do so you might be out of luck.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago

So is there a way for businesses to disable this garbage feature through managed device settings or something? I’m guessing corporate legal departments aren’t going to be too thrilled with this feature.

[-] egonallanon@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

There's a CSP for disabling it on windows enterprise devices at least. Not sure if there's a way for pro and home machines.

[-] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 10 points 2 hours ago

Ugh, I didnt think about that😬

[-] jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 hour ago

Me neither! Microsoft needs to be taken to court over this because it is a serious breach of privacy to not only record the users but even random bystanders as well. Now I am convinced this is just a backdoor for the government hiding in plain sight. Fuck them.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 hours ago

To my knowledge, there isn’t. But you can ask the person to turn off recall. I’m going to be running 11 in a VM myself so /me shrugs

[-] galileopie@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 hours ago

The code for Recall is in the code for File Manger. Recall cannot be turned off if you want Windows to load and function.

[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 1 points 2 hours ago

You can't, at that point you assume your correspondent is compromised. It's not just recall but also malware and credential stealers. Doesn't matter if recall is taking screenshots, if the messaging client itself is pwned via malware then they have full access to as much history as is available.

this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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