Recall actually sounds like it could be useful but there's a snowball's chance in hell that I would trust Microsoft to not spy on me.

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jacquesm 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

On the contrary, you could trust it 100% to spy on you. That's the whole reason that functionality exists.

	▲	Nevermark 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Always trust people. Trust people to be themselves. For some reason, people have great cognitive difficulty with defensive trust. Charlie Brown, Sally.

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dangus 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I don’t plan on using the feature and I don’t plan on using Windows much longer in the first place, but I find that going beyond the ragebait headlines and looking at the actual offering and its privacy policy and security documentation makes it look a lot more reasonable.

Microsoft is very explicit in detailing how the data stays on device and goes to great lengths to detail exactly how it works to keep data private, as well as having a lot of sensible exceptions (e.g., disabled for incognito web browsing sessions) and a high degree of control (users can disable it per app).

On top of all this it’s 100% optional and all of Microsoft’s AI features have global on/off switches.

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Dusseldorf 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Until those switches come in the crosshairs of someone's KPIs, and then magically they get flipped in whatever direction makes the engagement line go up. Unfortunately we live in a world where all of these companies have done this exact thing, over and over again. These headlines aren't ragebait, they're prescient.

	▲	dangus 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Well, now you’re just doing the same exact thing I described. You’re basically making up hypothetical things that could happen in the future. I’ll agree with you the moment Microsoft does that. But they haven’t done it. And again, I’m not their champion, I’m actively migrating away from Microsoft products. I just don’t think this type of philosophy is helpful. It’s basically cynicism for cynicism’s sake.

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tylerchilds 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Here are the settlements from Apple and Google regarding “how phones totally aren’t listening to you and selling the data to advertisers”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-voice-assistant-lawsuit-...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lopez-voice-assistant-payout-se...

	▲	dangus 38 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		1. Not related to the issue at hand, a completely different system implemented in a completely different way. 2. Settlements are just that: settlements. You can be sued frivolously and still decide to settle because it’s cheaper/less risky.