Microsoft caves, announces they have disabled default AI recall - Kotaku In Action 2

Microsoft caves, announces they have disabled default AI recall (www.securityweek.com)

posted 196 days ago by dagthegnome 196 days ago by dagthegnome +59 / -1

Microsoft Bows to Public Pressure, Disables Controversial Windows Recall by Default

Amidst public pressure, Microsoft changes the set-up experience of Copilot+ PCs to disable the controversial Windows Recall feature by default.

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– Hellsbells00 26 points 196 days ago +27 / -1

It's the foot in the door technique. Ridiculous overreach, then a measured step back based on backlash, but still overreach. "See we listened we're only doing 5 units of evil instead of 10" and then they slowly ramp it back up over the years.

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– throwawayaccount2037 9 points 195 days ago +9 / -0

Yup. For everyone who complained about people like Don Mattrick, he won in the end.

How many Xbox owners use Game Pass? Congrats, you are part of the "all digital future" where you own nothing and will be happy.

The spyware initiative never ended, they just scaled it back enough to reduce major public outcry.

They will keep doing this until everyone has no mouth but must scream.

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– TheOpiner 4 points 195 days ago +4 / -0

This is exactly what they did with lockdown measures and mandates. Put something out, gauge public reaction, partially withdrawn, have others suggest it, retry and repeat until the public relent and it's fully implemented. Then do the same procedure on something else.

Adobe is behaving the same way too so they can have control of your data for financial gain.

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