Microsoft is relaunching its AI-powered Recall feature, which records everything you do on your PC by constantly taking screenshots.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62673770

  • In December, an investigation by Tom’s Hardware found that Recall frequently captured sensitive information in its screenshots, including credit card numbers and Social Security numbers — even though its “filter sensitive information” setting was supposed to prevent that from happening.
  • novacomets@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    That’s your choice to exclusively use Linux on your system, but telling others what they must give up to conform to what Linux can do is pushing cult mentality. You are only providing proof why people should always avoid Linux at all cost. To prove my point, you should try to get a job in IT maintaining network systems or service support for a company helping random customers and see how far you get.

    • Michael@slrpnk.netEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      This is a federated platform. Nobody here is a regular user akin to a tech-illiterate user at a company. Typical users here likely have the ability to read, which is all I needed to install all common (gaming/user-focused) distributions on my hardware.

      I gave plenty of reasons why it works better for me. I have no special Linux knowledge and I use an entirely vanilla setup.

      but telling others what they must give up to conform to what Linux can do is pushing cult mentality.

      If all you’re losing is your specialty audiophile hardware, which you paid good money to consume, you’re not a regular user. Regular end-user hardware works fine, whether your GPU is NVIDIA or AMD.

      You are only providing proof why people should always avoid Linux at all cost.

      Unpatched admin account access, sub-par security features/process isolation, and running on the most common operating system targeted by malware is harmful to regular users. Windows Defender sending everything you download to their cloud is an invasion of privacy. No regular user of LTSC would know how to disable Windows Defender or even know how to use the group policy editor to disable exposed sources of telemetry. Since finding a source of LTSC is more difficult for regular users, they’d likely experience less hiccups just downloading a common Linux distribution and putting it on a flash drive. The principles of installing most user-focused Linux distributions are the same as the Windows Installer when proceeding with a graphical setup to write the operating system to your drive.

      The reason that recently sparked me to switch to Linux was my bluetooth headphones not receiving audio when my screens turned off on Windows. My microphone frequently not working unless I uninstalled the drivers and rebooted. Take that in for a second. Neither device is uncommon for regular users. No, my computer wasn’t going to sleep/hibernating.

          • Gadg8eer@lemm.ee
            1·
            4 hours ago

            And both of you are being fucking assholes on the internet. This is what I hate the Fediverse userbase for, shit like this. Ffs, shut up!

            Fact is, Windows is being purposefully turned into a surveillance tool. Fact is, Linux sucks.

            The former is undeniable, and EVERYONE should be using Linux because of that.

            The latter is true because it took me TWO DAYS to set up Linux Arch and most people who own a desktop PC are professionals using it for work who don’t have two days to set up an OS or search for one that has minimal setup.

            But let’s assume Arch Linux is being used for the other main Windows use, for gaming. If that’s the case, buying one means you value time more than money, and if you’re building a gaming PC, you value getting what you asked for over ideology.

            Any other Linux OS is subpar for gaming except in niche scenarios where you’ll be on Steam and only Steam.

            In short, we’re fucked. We can’t use Windows or Linux. Fuck Microsoft, fuck Trump, and fuck both of you. GO AWAY.

            • Michael@slrpnk.netEnglish
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              2 hours ago

              I was nothing but polite…? Feeling strongly about Microsoft’s behavior and the enshittification of Windows is not the same as “pushing a cult-like mentality” as I was accused of or as you accused me of - being an asshole. Disagreeing and providing reasoning for the disagreement is not being an asshole. I am not a Linux cultist, I switched in January of this year. I am happy if other people are happy, and I respect their personal choices.

              In every response, I merely responded with my reasoning and ways that they could use Linux without sacrificing anything (VFIO setups are viable albeit hard to setup). I did not resort to name-calling or insisting the person switch. In the last response, I reiterated that they were free to feel the way they do (accusing me of mental gymnastics) and to disagree. Re-read my responses with a helpful tone and I’m sure you’d see - tone is often not conveyed well online.

              The only thing that I said that could be implied as being an asshole to somebody is saying Windows sucks or calling people in a regular office “tech-illiterate”. I’m not insulting anybody or being an elitist, I’m sorry that came across as harsh or unfair - I’ll be more careful with my language moving forward. I love it when things simply work for people and they are not struggling. I feel bad when people have issues. I don’t take any pleasure in others having problems or think lesser than them. Technology should be easy and accessible to use for all.

              Arch Linux is not a beginner distribution, I started using it myself this year and I know with even using archinstall some things do not work out of the box even when selecting a desktop environment. Like bluetooth. CachyOS would’ve gotten you setup much quicker if you need the AUR. Bazzite or Nobara (or simply Fedora) would’ve been much easier if you don’t mind the Fedora ecosystem. PopOS is shaping up with COSMIC and will be a wonderful option for creators, gamers, and regular users when it is fully released. ZorinOS is great for beginners. Ubuntu is great and so is Debian. Linux Mint is used by a lot of people, and even though it doesn’t support Wayland yet, it’s a good option for new users. Almost every option is great for Steam and also Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher, which both help you to run various games.

              Wanting a so-called minimal or vanilla setup (which is something I also desire) is hard if you are picky like me. Most people aren’t so picky, a couple extra packages or a little distribution-specific customization isn’t any sweat off their back. There are times when just getting your foot in the door and getting comfortable is much easier on yourself. If there weren’t great options for beginners, I wouldn’t be suggesting Linux to anyone.

              If you were to have posted for support, I would’ve gladly helped you out if I saw your post.

              And I don’t think we’re fucked. I know the news cycle and current state of the world is a lot to handle. I think we need to continue pushing awareness and other positive action. I’m sorry you are stressed and are seemingly feeling bad and overwhelmed. I would do anything I could to help you - we’re all in this together.