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Brave blocks Microsoft Recall by default

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290 points XzetaU8 | 1 comments | 23 Jul 25 09:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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varbhat ◴[23 Jul 25 11:32 UTC] No.44657995[source]▶
Until the time when Microsoft realises this and creates a privileged API just for Microsoft Recall so that It can see the screen.

Better switch to Linux. It's not perfect but I am sure that you will be fine using Linux(Unless you want to use Adobe Suite or Few Corporate applications which won't be used by many)

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bitexploder ◴[23 Jul 25 12:03 UTC] No.44658253[source]▶
You have to opt in to Recall. You must have a “Copilot+ PC” which has an “NPU”. The snapshots are stored and processed locally.
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falcor84 ◴[23 Jul 25 12:17 UTC] No.44658370[source]▶
> The snapshots are stored and processed locally.

Even if that's the design, it's a massive new attack surface for malware to try to exfiltrate.

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roetlich ◴[23 Jul 25 12:52 UTC] No.44658659{3}[source]▶
Then don't turn it on?
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1. jug ◴[23 Jul 25 14:16 UTC] No.44659495{4}[source]▶
Better yet, how about not making visual keylogger code part of the OS to begin with.

I’d be pretty nervous about running Windows with this even able to be enabled.

No way the benefit:risk ratio makes the slightest sense in this case.