• shyguyblue@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    They still have the tech built in to the OS. What are the chances of someone making a virus that forwards the telemetry somewhere else, if that’s even possible.

    Using Windows 11 on my laptop finally pushed me to wipe the disk and go full Linux, no duel boot. The point is, it still has the ability.

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      For me it was microsoft wanting to add copilot to the OS level. Recall is a mess and even if a hacker cannot forward the telemetry somewhere else what is preventing a bad actor from opting in without the hardware owners permission?

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        Or you could have malware that just asks Copilot about what you’ve been doing and exfiltrates data that way.

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        5 months ago

        As an app you have to launch and interact with, and there’s usually a sound or alert that tells you a screenshot has been taken. With M$, it’s doing this without input or notification.

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          No? A program doesn’t have to use the high level tools you have to for taking a screenshot, it can do so silently. I myself made a python script years ago that did this. Not even all user-facing functions have feedback for it neither, just press print screen