Comment on Signal calls out Microsoft for poor implementation of Windows 11 Recall, blocks it by default
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 days agoThere will always be edge cases and exploits.
Sure, but most people already have sensitive data on their PCs and trust the OS to keep it (mostly) safe.
To what end?
To the end that stonk line go up.
megopie@beehaw.org 2 days ago
The issue is that there are a lot of situations where a file can not legally be copied, saved or shared, and a screen shot by these systems would be considered that. It’s not that the files would be impossible to save or copy as is, but it’s not legal to, and having a system that might due it without human input is a massive legal liability.
Even if companies in such a situation turn off the system, there is no guarantee that windows won’t at some point push an update that activates recall on systems that had previously opted out of using it, or even reinstall it on systems that had physically removed the program from their system. Such as was done with programs like edge and Cortana.
delmain@beehaw.org 2 days ago
Or an exploit is found that can turn it on.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 days ago
It’s hard to believe anyone would be legally convicted of a crime because their OS took a screenshot.
megopie@beehaw.org 2 days ago
issues around these kinds of legal liability situations are why so many companies hung on to systems like fax machines for so long. Or why so many banks still run on cobol.
If a company’s machine does something illegal, the company is liable for allowing the machine to be set up in a way that allowed it to happen.
“Your honor, I didn’t know the computer would do that” is not a viable legal defense.