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    • ghostlychonk@lemmy.world
      282·
      2 days ago

      Nope, I’m curious now, too. Neither Microsoft or Windows are mentioned in the article. In fact, the lawsuit is only directed at smart tvs. So where does this address Recall on Windows 11?

      • drzoidberg@lemmy.world
        455·
        2 days ago

        Literally in the first paragraph. It’s not a lawsuit about the ability to take screenshots, it’s the fact that they were taking screenshots and collecting the data illegally. Windows does not do that.

        Jesus Christ, literacy in this country is fucking dead.

            • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
              31·
              2 days ago

              Wow, that’s a lot of anger to feel while also being wrong about nearly everything you posted. Maybe there’s a causation there?

              People got really mad about recall because it was:

              • a system that recorded everything they did
              • using screenshots
              • that was turned on for them automatically
              • and was difficult to turn off
              • and did not properly respect being turned off
              • and has already been out for like, a long time.

              Just going to add an edit here to say: spot on username there though buddy.

              • drzoidberg@lemmy.world
                239·
                2 days ago

                Since you insist on ignorance, and going off old information, maybe try reading something current.

                1. It still hasn’t been implemented.
                2. You need to turn it on for it to be active.
                3. Recall needs to be turned on for it to take screenshots.
                4. In order for recall to take screenshots, you have to actively turn it on.
                5. Recall is not actively taking screenshots unless you turn it on.
                6. To turn it on or off, it’s located in the settings menu, and very simple to press the toggle.
                7. In order for recall to take screenshots, you need to turn it on.

                What part is so difficult to understand?

                • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
                  221·
                  2 days ago

                  What part is so difficult to understand?

                  How in a world filled with a rainbow of search engines, you didn’t bother to use one of them before posting that. Even like a cursory hit on Wikipedia.

                  Recall’s release immediately caused controversy, with experts warning that the feature could be a “disaster” for security and privacy, particularly since there was initially no option for users to disable it. This backlash prompted Microsoft to postpone its rollout. Microsoft then changed the feature to opt-in and provided instructions for how to remove it.

                  Backlash against Recall was centered on both security and privacy. Upon its release, Recall was described as a “potential security nightmare”. The initial version of Recall saved all data to a plaintext database, making it easy for the data to be stolen.

                  In response, the privacy-focused messaging app Signal published a feature for Signal Desktop that includes a “Screen security” setting, blocking Recall from taking screenshots of Signal chats on Windows. The setting is enabled by default when using Signal Desktop on Windows 11. Brave and AdGuard added similar functionality in July 2025. Later versions of Recall added full database encryption.

                  Link with citations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Recall