Yes, of course.

must pass a basic background check.

Yeah not to be obtuse here, but I think the fear is over sensationalized. I haven’t seen it in person, but it seems like this is a totally new product that is similar to idea of browser history, but adds in some modern features. I would like to check it out.

on-by-default

That’s not correct. Based on the documentation, Windows Setup has an option to enable/disable the feature on first boot.

The documentation also says it doesn’t capture incognito windows and I mentioned in my other comment that you can turn it off temporarily and permanently. It doesn’t run all the time no matter what, like some of the comments have suggested.

Here’s a screenshot of the config page with a simple toggle to turn off:

Hmm that didn’t sound right so I had to look it up. Microsoft says there’s a way to pause the recall snapshot functionality for a set amount of time, like an incognito mode:

Pause or resume snapshots To pause recall, select the Recall icon in the system tray then Pause until tomorrow.  Snapshots will be paused until they automatically resume at 12:00 AM. When snapshots are paused, the Recall system tray icon has a slash through it so you can easily tell if snapshots are enabled. To manually resume snapshots, select the Recall icon in the system tray and then select Resume snapshots.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c

I don’t understand why there’s so much FUD around this product…

I keep hearing all the rabble rousing about this from a security perspective, but is there not an incognito mode to the Recall capability?

Gotem.

I agree about the tone of most responses on Lemmy being rude.

I want to be nice. 🙏

Thanks for the link, but I still do not see where it says “Microsoft blocked apps because of Russian dev.”

The dev says that it’s related to depreciated features, not the country of origin:

Well, this has to do with myriad feature flags around copilot and working area hacks MS is doing. But generally classic taskbar is dead code and 24H2 is going bring only degradations and pain.

I don’t think that’s how Tesla owners feel. 🤔 I think most are pretty happy. (Me included)

Hmm. Russia or Russian programmers were not in the article. The only reason was performance:

It is possible that Microsoft blocked those apps due to a higher number of crashes on build 26100, which is allegedly version 24H2 RTM build.

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I think they still have the bagel sandwiches.

What a cute box!

I thought dnL was a marketing tactic and was the same thing as 7up. I didn’t realize they were different flavors.

Me too! They were my favorite thing at McDonald’s and now that they’re gone I have no desire to go back.

That does sound awesome. Perfect after a night out.

Hmmm. Egg flavored ice cream. That’s a new one for me.

I try to learn something new, but tangentially related. The beginners mindset helps my ego from getting big.

Or maybe it’s just that nobody uses the shortened “MIC” in regular conversation–they would just say the full thing. No need to shorten, just write it out.

MIC

“Man In Charge”? What does MIC mean??

Your comment about Trend AV triggered a flashback. 😭 They rolled it out at my company and forced a mandatory full scan on all pcs at noon every day. Everyone just gave up and went to lunch for an hour or longer until the scan finished. The policy existed for a week and then the CTO got heat because everybody was so unproductive. They removed trend within the month.