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How to avoid Windows Recall as a Linux user? (self.privacy)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by arscynic to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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If one chats/mails with a person using Windows, despite using secure private protocols, every message will be stored by Microsoft's Windoze Recall. Either I'm missing something but this feature seems like the most grotesque breach in online privacy/security.

What are ways to avoid this except for using obfuscated text?

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To my knowledge, there isn’t. But you can ask the person to turn off recall. I’m going to be running 11 in a VM myself so /me shrugs

[–] galileopie@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The code for Recall is in the code for File Manger. Recall cannot be turned off if you want Windows to load and function.

[–] joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is this not accurate (anymore)? https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/how-to-disable-windows-recall#section-how-to-uninstall-windows-recall

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

That's just the off button. But you can't remove it because they tied it to explorer as a dependency. Off or not, explorer doesn't work with out recall.

Turning it off is a good step 1, but what's stopping some malicious software, such as every windows update, from turning it back on and selling our data for profit.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Also, whats stopping the feature from continuing to run in the background while just not displaying any user-facing controls? If its part of file explorer you wouldnt even see it in the task manager list of current applications.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I’m guessing being able to turn it off and not change during an update is a business grade feature. I’m guessing at least windows 11 pro will come with a permanent off switch

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's literally an option to turn it off

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 2 months ago

like all the privacy toggles on facebook? or the "dont upload my start menu searches to bing pretty please" group policy on windows that doesn't fucking work anymore?