▲ 93 ▼ Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by godzilla_lives@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Soo... what does this mean for the Windows Recall feature? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] storcholus@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's been recalled permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Happy cake day! permalink fedilink source parent [–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago Honestly they’ll probably redo it with a different name & hide that they’re doing it. A year from now when the PR crisis blows over. (LOOK OLYMPICS!) Let’s be honest. The cost of these things for a tech giant is a fine they can pay, 10y from now permalink fedilink source parent [–] eveninghere@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Means nothing to Recall. His testimony comes after Microsoft admitted that it could have taken steps to prevent two aggressive nation-state cyberattacks from China and Russia. According to Microsoft whistleblower Andrew Harris, Microsoft spent years ignoring a vulnerability while he proposed fixes to the "security nightmare." Instead, Microsoft feared it might lose its government contract by warning about the bug and allegedly downplayed the problem, choosing profits over security, ProPublica reported. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] storcholus@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's been recalled permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Happy cake day! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago Honestly they’ll probably redo it with a different name & hide that they’re doing it. A year from now when the PR crisis blows over. (LOOK OLYMPICS!) Let’s be honest. The cost of these things for a tech giant is a fine they can pay, 10y from now permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eveninghere@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Means nothing to Recall. His testimony comes after Microsoft admitted that it could have taken steps to prevent two aggressive nation-state cyberattacks from China and Russia. According to Microsoft whistleblower Andrew Harris, Microsoft spent years ignoring a vulnerability while he proposed fixes to the "security nightmare." Instead, Microsoft feared it might lose its government contract by warning about the bug and allegedly downplayed the problem, choosing profits over security, ProPublica reported. permalink fedilink source parent