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As Windows 11 24H2 rolls out, it's time to bail. Microsoft has become notorious for embedding telemetry (funny it's called 'telemetry' if the first-party OS vendor does it, but spyware if a third-party software developer does it) into Windows, particularly Windows 11.
"MSEdge WebView2" is an example, as is the fact that Windows 11's Hosts file sends user data not only to Microsoft but also to ScorecardResearch, a third-party storehouse and broker of user data.
It's about to get worse. Recall, a "feature" that lets users (and anyone else connected to their systems through existing Windows telemetry) use Copilot-like queries to pull up information they may have lost track of. Initially, Recall was only going to be an optional feature available on so-called "Copilot+ PCs". Well, nope -- it's rolling out to all Windows PCs as a component of the 24H2 update.
What's worse: Like MSEdge WebView2, it's a dependency. Meaning that if the user finds a way to disable it, File Explorer will break.
Here's Chris Titus to break it down:
"MSEdge WebView2" is an example, as is the fact that Windows 11's Hosts file sends user data not only to Microsoft but also to ScorecardResearch, a third-party storehouse and broker of user data.
It's about to get worse. Recall, a "feature" that lets users (and anyone else connected to their systems through existing Windows telemetry) use Copilot-like queries to pull up information they may have lost track of. Initially, Recall was only going to be an optional feature available on so-called "Copilot+ PCs". Well, nope -- it's rolling out to all Windows PCs as a component of the 24H2 update.
What's worse: Like MSEdge WebView2, it's a dependency. Meaning that if the user finds a way to disable it, File Explorer will break.
Here's Chris Titus to break it down:
