It’s a nightmare scenario for Microsoft. The headlining feature of its new Copilot+ PC initiative, which is supposed to drive millions of PC sales over the next couple of years, is under significant fire for being what many say is a major breach of privacy and security on Windows. That feature in question is Windows Recall, a new AI tool designed to remember everything you do on Windows. The feature that we never asked and never wanted it.

Microsoft, has done a lot to degrade the Windows user experience over the last few years. Everything from obtrusive advertisements to full-screen popups, ignoring app defaults, forcing a Microsoft Account, and more have eroded the trust relationship between Windows users and Microsoft.

It’s no surprise that users are already assuming that Microsoft will eventually end up collecting that data and using it to shape advertisements for you. That really would be a huge invasion of privacy, and people fully expect Microsoft to do it, and it’s those bad Windows practices that have led people to this conclusion.

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    5 months ago

    It’s a little disingenuous to claim people should’ve stopped using something that hasn’t come to market yet.

    It is. Good thing I didn’t do that.

    I was looking for other options

    Oh well I guess the global tide is shifting if you are personally looking for other options.

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      5 months ago

      You said there was no evidence that anyone would change. I told you my personal story how this IS impacting me and how I’m going to change OS on my next computer, and you… just sarcastically dismissed me?

      Did you want to actually contribute to the conversation or just be upset?

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        5 months ago

        You said there was no evidence that anyone would change.

        No that is not what I said.

        just sarcastically dismissed me?

        Because your personal anecdote is not indicative of societal movement.