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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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How to avoid Windows Recall as a Linux user? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 108 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If it leaves your device, you cannot control it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Right but you could at least be reasonably sure it wouldn't be outright spied on from the person you're sending it to. Now it's almost a guarantee.

Like if I sent something to a friend of mine, I could be fairly certain it wouldn't end up in the wrong hands unless they got compromised or did something stupid. I could trust their competence.

Now everyone that isn't actively managing their own windows installation is absolutely compromised, as a rule. Like I can't just send an email to my mom anymore, from now on its always my Mom and Copilot.