Microsoft has started rolling out a.i. to its Windows Operating System for PCs. This “feature” pretends to make it easier to find documents on a computer.

What they should have done is create a reverse index for document retrieval by contents keyword. That proven technology has been around for decades, and doesn’t use a.i.

Microsoft’s tendency to force a.i. unto users of its Windows operating system poses significant threats to privacy and the safety of corporate secrets.

For those of us who have a business to protect, what operating systems help safeguard privacy?

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    6 months ago

    I appreciate the content there, but the second sentence refutes exactly what you’re saying.

    That data may be in snapshots that are stored on your device

    Cast or put doubt on Microsoft security, or their privacy practices. That would be a great conversation starter as a post. But without evidence of wrongdoing the post here is a non story.

    An example that would be notable is: “Packet sniffing reveals that Recall is sending image hashes to remote servers”. That would be a big story that could then appeal to the title of this post. But the Ars article, and even that screen shot you posted is nothing like that.

    There’s a reason reputable news sites don’t report on things that don’t happen. Its because that’s not news. So back to the reference to the title of this post: “to steal your corporate secrets” is just blatantly false!