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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 users will not be able to uninstall the controversial “Recall” feature, despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise. Recall, part of the Copilot+ suite (mastodon.social)
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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 users will not be able to uninstall the controversial “Recall” feature, despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise. Recall, part of the Copilot+ suite announced in May, automatically captures screenshots of user activity on the operating system including sensitive information such as passwords or financial data https://digitalmarketreports.com/news/25091/microsoft-recall-feature-on-windows-11-not-removable-after-all/ Do yourself a favor and get rid of Windows from your life—enough of these greedy companies. #privacy #security

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] If I remember correctly, they did the same thing (unable to uninstall) with Win10/Cortana, but you could disable it in the registry. Wonder if something similar could be done with Recall.

In any case, Recall is an absolute shit show both security and privacy wise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

@avoidthehack @nixCraft

I am trying to be confident that there will be people that will come up with solutions to uninstall or remove this on Github (ironically). This will always be a fight between MSFT and devs but it's hard to say what's possible and not on Arm (as I am no expert).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@walterburns I'm sure some amazing devs will find a workaround... just depends how hack-y it is. Which kind of leaves me concerned because the more hack-y solution, generally the less available it is to your average person.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

@avoidthehack @walterburns and every Win11 update will enabled it back. that is how MSFT works. They have gone completely crazy now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] True... this is why I treat my Windows machine as a terminal now.

Linux for everything else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] It's a good thing Windows is not important to me. I'm on Mac for my entertainment needs and for everything else, I have my good ol stable Mint and Fedora.