If one chats/mails with a person using Windows, despite using secure private protocols, every message will be stored by Microsoft’s Windoze Recall.

What are ways to avoid this except for using obfuscated text?

  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    That’s just the off button. But you can’t remove it because they tied it to explorer as a depenacy. Off or not, explorer doesn’t work with out recall.

    Turning it off is a good step 1, but what’s stopping some malicious software, such as every windows update, from turning it back on and selling our data for profit.

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      7 hours ago

      Also, whats stopping the feature from continuing to run in the background while just not displaying any user-facing controls? If its part of file explorer you wouldnt even see it in the task manager list of current applications.

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      10 hours ago

      I’m guessing being able to turn it off and not change during an update is a business grade feature. I’m guessing at least windows 11 pro will come with a permanent off switch