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Microsoft’s controversial Windows Recall feature is coming back in October (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you thought that Microsoft was done with Recall after its catastrophic reveal as the main feature of Copilot+ PCs, you are mistaken.

Microsoft wants to bring it back this October 2024. Good news is that the company plans to introduce it in test builds of the Windows 11 operating system in October. In other words: do not expect the feature to hit stable Windows 11 PCs before 2025 at the earliest.

While Recall may have sounded great on paper and on work-related PCs, users and experts alike expressed concern. Users expressed fears that malware could steal Recall data to know exactly what they did in the past couple of months.

Others did not trust Microsoft to keep the data secure. We suggested to make Recall opt-in, instead of opt-out, to make sure that users knew what they were getting into when enabling it.

Microsoft pulled the Recall feature shortly after its announcement and published information about its future in June. There, Microsoft said that it would make Recall opt-in by default. It also wanted to improve security by enrolling in Windows Hello and other features.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 weeks ago (42 children)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (38 children)

people not knowing shit about tech is not their fault. I've been using tech for 30+ years, and I'm usually the most tech savvy person in my circle of family and friends, except for a friend in IT.

the reason I'm not getting into Linux is no longer gaming, it's that whenever i see some fuckers talking about Linux it's completely indecipherable with proper names, commands, and jargon. it's straight up technobabble, and when it's not insufferable elitism it's certainly disinviting.

you think people are going to listen to a bunch of nerds talking about distros and shit, using 40 different acronyms within two sentences, and think "ah this is my new home" ... like do you fucking hear yourselves at all‽ you sound exactly like a character from the hackers, and not in a good way.

if anything is preventing people from switching it's Linux users, and probably developers as well. if you make it look like people have to have a degree to get into your shit, they're not gonna do it.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 10 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

That's a lot more prevalent online than in-person.

If you ask a Linux user in-person about Linux, they'll likely oversimplify, but if you ask 2-3 Linux users at the same time, you'll quickly get into jargon. That's not a Linux problem, that's a problem with pretty much every niche interest, people really like to one-up each other in whatever that is. Just try it sometime. Ask someone about their favorite board game, what camera to buy, etc, and you'll get a simple answer. Then repeat, but with a group of people who all like that thing, and you'll get a much more complicated answer.

As with any hobby, there's always another level of depth you can go. The trick is to corner one nerd, and only one nerd.

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

dude where do you think I'm hanging out that I'm gonna find people who use Linux in person

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We're not some rare breed, you'll find us at grocery stores, bars, on the bus, etc. We're pretty good at hiding though, and we get startled when approached.

If you want to attract a Linux nerd, put a Tux sticker somewhere. Don't do anything distro-specific like an Ubuntu or Fedora sticker, because that'll attract the wrong kind of attention, just a cute Tux sticker. It may take a few days for us to sense it's not a trap, but you'll eventually get someone asking about the sticker, and it'll be a bit quicker if you happen to be a girl (but if you're really cute, it'll take longer).