Don’t worry, DRM-ed content isn’t recorded, so big companies’ IP is protected.
Make Mario my desktop background and stay protected forever by the holy power of Nintendo’s lawyers.
Can you add a banknote or EURion symbol somewhere to dissuade image-processing software?
Kirbo will step in with Luigi with a cross.
If the data stays on a local device why is drm protection even necessary 🤔
Because it is locally accessible and could be distributed elsewhere. I guess? I’m not sure what kind of copyrights can be broken by a screenshot in the first place.
Always keep Netflix open and playing to stay safe?
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Source: DUH!!!
Another study:
Peer review
the only irl person I know says it like: “no, shit-sherlock” and that’s just how I read it in my head now
Imagine trying to use Wireshark on windows to debug or look at some service.
Just an avalanche of packets going to 20 different domains on idle.
No, no. You see, Recall runs locally. It’s “edge computing”. Which would imply to me that it runs on my router…? Anyway, it’s not the cloud, it’s edge and AI and surely super cyber, too (whatever that means). My point is, I could give you many more buzzwords, so don’t worry. You won’t need Wireshark ever again, just ask the AI if your network is secured. 👍
Jesus Christ. All these requirements for something most people didn’t ask for:
System requirements for Recall
Your PC needs the following minimum system requirements for Recall:
A Copilot+ PC 16 GB RAM 8 logical processors 256 GB storage capacity To enable Recall, you’ll need at least 50 GB of storage space free Saving screenshots automatically pauses once the device has less than 25 GB of storage spaceSounds like the way around this is to make swap space take up the drive up to 24 GB. Then trim the swap space as you need it.
I know it says “to enable” but let’s be real here. It’s going to be a placebo switch.
Every update :
“Let’s get Recall set up for you!!!” <microscopic cancel button>
Microscopic “Maybe later” button in the USA…
Normal sized “No” button in Europe…
Europe keeps on proving that we can in fact regulate these companies, and it’s fucking pathetic how the US and Canada don’t.
If it’s anything like the “sign into your Microsoft account to continue” bullshit, there will be no cancel button. You’ll need to cast an archaic spell where you summon a spirit from the Netherworld, who then just gives you a 60 minute lecture on enshitification and why you should install Arch.
I’m pretty sure Windows doesn’t have fixed-size swap. It uses pagefiles.
Edit: apparently pagefiles can be given a static size as well.
This can be specified manually to be static
Oh, neat! I had no idea. Still, the term “swap” would be incorrect.
A “swap” file is for holding pages of memory that have been swapped from RAM to disk.
At least hopefully companies will stop selling laptops with 8Gb of soldered ram.
That’s a quite normal PC right? Not that I want it though lol good heavens.
When I think about it my daily only have 4 cores, oh no cant use it (I’m on Linux too, so sad ).
Or am I missing something with “copilot pc”, does it have to have som special hardware? Asking out of morbid curiosity.
Yeah, it has to have certain specific types of CPU. They’re making this a requirement for all Windows 11 machines if you want to keep receiving security updates. It’s going to create a mountain of e-waste.
They’re not amazing specs. All but the most budget of PCs sold in 2024 would have those specs.
It’s notable as a required minimum though. There’s an implication (not necessarily true) that at some times this feature may require a significant portion of those resources.
Like if your browser was burning away on 8 cores using 16g of RAM you’d notice.
I’ll just stick with my 4-core cpu then… Edit: is logical both core and threads?
Yes. A CPU has both physical cores and logical threads. These are both considered logical CPUs.
For example, if you ran cat /proc/cpuinfo on Linux you would see something like this (First processor is processor 0)
processor : 23
model name : AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
So your 4 core CPU likely has hyperthreading and would meet the requirements for Microsoft recall
Wait for them to find a way that everyone will run out and buy 1k+ laptops now. Disregarding privacy, most people only need Chromebooks nowadays.
Kinda funny, not too long ago it was a fun mental exercise if you were paying attention to the tech industry to try to think of the ways in which Google or MS could fall.
Now, AFAICT, neither are falling any time soon, but there certainly seems to be a shift in how they’re perceived and how their brand sits in the market (where even so I’m still probably in a bubble on this).
But I’m not sure how predictable it would have been that both would look silly stumbling for AI dominance.
And, yea, I’m chalking recall up to the AI race as it seems like a grab for training data to me, and IIRC there were some clues around that this could be true.
So Windows 11 has a built-in keylogger!
Who even wants this? What good is it? I see no use case.
Microsoft is talking control over its ecosystem. Will it police your os for piracy? Look at what you do so it can sell you products? The use case is infinite once they have the data
There’s a lot of negatives such that I certainly would never want it, but the ability to search everything I’ve ever looked at would be handy.
the idea is good, but the reality is it gives anyone the ability to search everything you’ve ever looked at. If the data exists it can be exploited. for ill or profit
I love the idea of exo brain/second brain where AI helps me keep track of all of my stuff and recall stuff.
But I want to extend myswlf not assimilate to the Microsoft Borg collective lol
Smart phones pretty much already fulfill this role.
Close for sure. Connectivity and being persistent storage of info/experience tho7gh notes and pictures, but the retrieval is lack luster and there doesn’t tend to do a lot of knowledge creation on that info on its own.
Audit trail in a corporate environment maybe. Assuming non-Microsoft admins have access to that data, it could be a benefit.
Can’t imagine the risk it introduces though.
And resource usage overhead.
I would 100% use this. I have ADHD and having the ability to recall something I did days or even weeks ago and query things I did in the past is amazing.
“Hey, I messed up my home assistant automation and can’t remember what my old automation was that was working. Can you find it?”
“I had a meeting a month ago with my boss Collen and he showed me a deck about this or that data point. Bring that power point deck up”.
The use cases are endless. This is literally a game changer.
yes, but it should be opt-in not opt-out. It should not exist in my os unless I install it myself.
I could apply this line to so many things microsoft put into windows since xp.
There is an opt out option. You even get 50gb of space back when you do. You can even set which apps can or can’t be part of the recall program. You can delete all the data like how you would delete browser history.
I think the main thing is that you’re in control of the data.
Do you think that someone who needs this feature would remember to turn it on? /s
I also have ADHD and would benefit from it just like you said, however, I wouldn’t trust Microsoft with anything related to privacy & security based on their track record. This is going to be the last piece in a huge puzzle that makes me switch to macOS confidently.
Very fair.
i can’t wait to show it my nuts
“Sorry, Microsoft cannot recall your nuts. We haven’t developed the technology to zoom in to that level of details.”
Sorry for that. It was just too easy to pass up.
thank you Steven
If it was local only, and more security focused I would 100%.
My ADHD. brain needs an AI assistant.
investors. c.f. enshittification
Great for mining data to use in the next iteration of ChatGPT
If you’re faced with the tradeoff between security and another priority, your answer is clear: Do security. In some cases, this will mean prioritizing security above other things we do, such as releasing new features or providing ongoing support for legacy systems. This is key to advancing both our platform quality and capability such that we can protect the digital estates of our customers and build a safer world for all.
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, 03 May 2024
You keep using that word… I do not think it means what you think it means.
Personally i’m all for it, no one I know likes it and even the most aggressive linux hater I know has switched to saying that they’ll probably try it after win 10 eol
Best advertising campain I’ve ever seen, just not for the product they are trying to advertise
lol, the Linux adoption accelerationism.
I use Linux for work and windows for home. I will be swapping to Linux full time when win10 eol
FTFY: Windows
feature that screenshots everything labeledis a security “disaster”no one does enshittification quite like the masters of it at ms
Embrace, Extend, Enshittify I guess it is nowadays.
don’t forget de-extend
Microsoft claims it’s offline, but how sure can we be? I smell what the rock is cooking.
Doesn’t matter. If your PC is ever compromised, that feature is a one stop shop for stealing everything you have ever done on your computer.
Bye bye windows
it’s a penis in the door 🚪
It’s using a snapdragon elite specific chip that can handle the AI offline.
While we don’t yet know if it can be a hackers wet dream, we do know that there are use cases for it
Yes I can agree there can be positive uses for AI, but I don’t really see any transparency from current AI companies to trust them.
Unfortunately, that ship has already sailed. AI will be a disruptor. You not using it won’t change anything. Only laws and legislative action will fix things.
How many screenshots of security “disasters” does a person really need?
I hate this feature but if that UI is real it’s beautiful
It’s not, it just a marketing image.
Say what you will about Microsoft and Win11 but their 3D animated trailers and marketing images look amazingThere’s a gif at the bottom of the article. Looks similar to any video scrubbing interface.
Idk but Microsoft does their modern UIs really well. just don’t open the properties menu or anything there’s nothing there I promise
If they just had a consistet UI style It’d be much better
Microsoft: trust us bro!
