#Windows #Recall demands an extraordinary level of #trust that #Microsoft hasn’t earned

source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/06/windows-recall-demands-an-extraordinary-level-of-trust-that-microsoft-hasnt-earned/

This, as many users in #infosec communities on social media immediately pointed out, sounds like a potential #security #nightmare. That’s doubly true because Microsoft says that by default, Recall’s screenshots take no pains to redact sensitive information, from usernames and passwords to health care information to NSFW site visits. By default, on a #PC with 256GB of storage, Recall can store a couple dozen gigabytes of data across three months of PC usage, a huge amount of personal data.

#bigdata #privacy #bigbrother #cybersecurity #software #os #surveillance #danger #warning #AI #fail #news

Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned

Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary.

^{Ars Technica}

#Microsoft’s new AI-enabled laptops will have a ‘photographic #memory’ of your virtual activity

source: https://fortune.com/2024/05/20/microsofts-ai-laptops-photographic-memory-nadella/

The new features will include Windows Recall, giving the #AI assistant what Microsoft describes as “photographic memory” of a person’s virtual activity. Microsoft promises to protect users’ #privacy by giving them the option to filter out what they don’t want tracked, and keeping the tracking on the device.

Of course, the company, which has never been known for its extensive security efforts, guarantees security and privacy. It sounds more like a horror story to me if Microsoft now collects even more data.

#future #technology #bigdata #orwell #surveillance #fail #software #windows #economy #trust #news #tracking

Microsoft’s new AI-enabled laptops will have a ‘photographic memory’ of your virtual activity

It's a step toward machines that “instantly see us, hear, reason about our intent and our surroundings,” said CEO Satya Nadella.

^{Matt O'Brien (Fortune)}

Why is #Mozilla collecting our #search data?

source: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-search-update/

Sensitive topics, like searching for particular health care services, are categorized only under broad terms like health or society. Your search activities are handled with the same level of confidentiality as all other data regardless of any local laws surrounding certain health services.

Hello Mozilla, I use Firefox because my privacy is important to me. The best security is still achieved if you don't collect the data. That is why I will use a fork that does not collect search data. It would be nice if Mozilla took user privacy more seriously.

#privacy #news #browser #web #internet #firefox #security #cybersecurity #surveillance #statistics #bigdata #bigbrother

See what’s changing in Firefox: Better insights, same privacy

We’re ramping up our efforts to enhance search experience by developing new features like Firefox Suggestions.

^{Mozilla (The Mozilla Blog)}