News Microsoft describes Recall's new security features, says the feature is opt-in

[Admin]

Microsoft is detailing a new security model for Recall following a major PR blunder and concerns about the feature earlier this year.

Microsoft describes Recall's new security features, says the feature is opt-in : Read more

 

[USAFRet]

Q to Microsoft - Who asked for this insane level of "undo"?
I'm expecting that to be 'no one'.

This came about from the brain of a couple of devs. "Hey, it would be neat if we added this!"
Then, Marketing ran with it.

I know people like that. I work with people like that. I despise people like that.

 

[RichardtST]

Well sure. It's all optional NOW. But we know how that goes... It will be mandatory in 5 years or less. Guaranteed.

 

[palladin9479]

Q to Microsoft - Who asked for this insane level of "undo"?
I'm expecting that to be 'no one'.

This came about from the brain of a couple of devs. "Hey, it would be neat if we added this!"
Then, Marketing ran with it.

I know people like that. I work with people like that. I despise people like that.

I'm positive the answer to that question is "various governments" and all those security / privacy measures are just smoke screens because those same governments will have access reguardless.

As the average computer user becomes more educated on basic information security and privacy, governments have an even stronger incentive to bypass those security and privacy.

 

[Giroro]

"Don't worry, the data will be tied to your real identity through your Microsoft Account, and absolutely nobody will be able to access your data except us, our employees, our contractors, and local/international law enforcement"
-Executive in charge of selling user data to anybody who wants it

But really though, the part where Microsoft says its optional and can be removed absolutely cannot be trusted. I'm sure we've all suffered through Windows updates that have done nothing except reinstall disabled features, run unclosable ads for Microsoft products features, or tried to set the edge browser back to default. Not to mention they continue to retroactively change their Terms of Use in ways that drastically affect your legal rights on a monthly basis.

 

[Sluggotg]

"He also notes, however, that some diagnostic data may end up going back to Microsoft based on settings, "like any Windows feature.""

Of course Microsoft would never sell any "Diagnostic Data" to third parties for "Quality Assurance" Purposes. We all know it will become mandatory and third parties will get access to our screen shots. What is the upside for consumers? It looks like a plan for Microsoft to create a vast data base of information on Windows users that they can sell to Vendors as the most detailed database of Windows User's habits, hobbies, friends, relatives, politics, spending etc.

I do screen shots in World of Warcraft. I don't do them when I am accessing my retirement accounts, paying bills etc.

 

[hotaru251]

if it exists even as opt in theres going to be bad actors who can make it work for them as a spy tool.

 

[kyzarvs]

I don't want to be that guy - but the formatting on that bullet point list should never have been published on a 'professional' site - almost every bullet is in the wrong place.