Microsoft is making changes to its Recall feature on Copilot+ PCs in an attempt to resolve privacy concerns. The tool will be opt-in, so it won’t screenshot your activity without permission.
Making it opt-in is a much better way to offer this ridiculous “feature”. But I wager there will be future shenanigans. MS is very sneaky and passive-aggressive about pushing sketchy unwanted shit on its customers.
Even if the controls were big and obvious, I wouldn’t trust them. Microsoft’s knowingly using dark patterns. It’ll eventually justify using it to spy on those who didn’t quite consent.
Making it opt-in is a much better way to offer this ridiculous “feature”. But I wager there will be future shenanigans. MS is very sneaky and passive-aggressive about pushing sketchy unwanted shit on its customers.
“whoops, a bug turned it on for everyone. But it’s okay, just manually opt-out again, haha. sorry. our bad”
Yep, it’ll be opt in until they can turn it on without people noticing
So the next update then?
Even if the controls were big and obvious, I wouldn’t trust them. Microsoft’s knowingly using dark patterns. It’ll eventually justify using it to spy on those who didn’t quite consent.