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Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all (mashable.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 30 points 2 years ago (9 children)

I hope enough companies realize the inherent danger to their IP this feature brings. Or that the government realizes the inherent danger to CUI data and forces there to be an admin level lock of the feature so normal users can't just turn it on.

I and many others can't just switch to Linux because we are required to use company laptops/desktops that are admin locked.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Specially since there's no Microsoft app that has ever securely functioned past a few days. This thing is gonna be hacked as soon as it comes out an we won't know until until there's an investigation into the accidental death of thirty innocent people as passengers in some vehicle somewhere controlled by windows 11 or something... Boeing re-entry vehicle maybe? Nah! You guys are good! Just jump in and come back home already!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    If the US government bitching was enough to get the flight simulator easter egg removed from Excel (allegedly), I can't imagine a similar stern glare from the Pentagon would not cause Recall to magically turn out to be uninstallable after all. At least from any US government owned computers originally so equipped.

    Anyway, isn't this only going to roll out on "Copilot" compatible PC's with the requisite AI acceleration chips in them? I would be furthermore immensely surprised if it could not be locked out in Group Policy for corporate customers.

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  • [+] -23 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    shouldn't be doing personal stuff on work computer. let the company deal with recall if they don't want their shit leaked.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They didn't mention personal stuff

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago

    then he/she can let the organization decide about recall, it's not up to him at this point unless he's the owner. maybe the organization wants recall to further spy on employees and that's a different reason to not work for them at that point.

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