Windows Recall remains controversial a year after its announcement. Now, the Brave browser has taken new measures to "protect" users from the feature.
  • Alaknár@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    328·
    11 days ago

    Honestly it largely is.

    I mean, by definition, it isn’t.

    It’s anonymous and not malicious in nature. It’s a diagnostic and engagement measuring tool.

    • WolfLink@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      23·
      11 days ago

      diagnostic

      I think it is useful to send crash reports, but the user should have power over it (see: when macOS generates a crash report, it asks the user if they would like to send it)

      engagement measuring

      That is your data they are taking to make money off of without your consent, and I consider that malicious. There are ways to do that with consent. See: Steam’s annual hardware survey

      • Alaknár@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        112·
        10 days ago

        That is your data they are taking to make money off of without your consent

        I mean… They’re a for-profit company, so literally anything they do is to make money.

        But it’s not “my data”, it’s anonymous. The “engagement” info is in relation to features. That’s why some features are removed - because nobody uses them. Or rather: not enough people use them to warrant maintenance.

    • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      151·
      11 days ago

      And how do you know it’s not malicious in nature? I’d like to know what your definition of “malicious” is if you’re just fine with letting a Corpo run system look at everything you’re doing.

      • Alaknár@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        113·
        10 days ago

        And how do you know it’s not malicious in nature?

        Because I have a functioning brain.

        I’d like to know what your definition of “malicious” is

        Malware is designed to hurt you by extracting your personal information or resources.

        Telemetry is designed to give developers feedback about product/functionality usage and is anonymous.

        you’re just fine with letting a Corpo run system look at everything you’re doing.

        I’m not, and it’s not. Unlike you, I actually checked what data telemetry gathers and I’m perfectly fine with it. It’s inconsequential and anonymous.