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.

  • @accideath
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    128 months ago

    Fun fact: I’ve heard the Adobe suite works fairly well in Linux, if you find yourself a version without DRM

      • @accideath
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        28 months ago

        I also just read that they would. Never tested it myself. I only use Adobe on my work mac.

    • @apfelwoiSchoppen
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      28 months ago

      I tried to install some PlayOnLinux Wine shit but it didn’t work.

      • @accideath
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        78 months ago

        Have you tried installing it via Lutris and using Proton-GE as runtime?

      • @Avatar_of_Self
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        68 months ago

        PlayOnLinux? When was this, 15 years ago?