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Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I feel like if browser history was invented today people would have the same reaction to it.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Browser history was implemented before companies massively abused privacy.
    It was an honest feature for users.
    We also learned a lot about security regarding password/credential extraction from browsers.

    Windows Recall might be an honest feature. It might be super secure and really useful.
    But Microsoft doesn't have the trust to pull this off

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

    It might be super secure and really useful.

    It's not.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Exactly.

    Actual security happens from the ground up. It's the first consideration of every step of every module of code that has any interaction with user data.

    The fact that there was any version anywhere near shipping to anyone that resulted in an unsecured database being accessible to other programs tells you that it's not possible that it's secure.

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