aa1@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoA PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's backwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down13cross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.worksenshittification@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkA PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's backwww.windowscentral.comaa1@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.worksenshittification@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareRailcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·6 months agoCorrection: they are encrypted. Not well, but cut them some slack, it’s a small startup.
minus-squareRooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoNo they arent. They are obfuscated at best. The images are just saved without .jpg extension, and slapping one behind is enough
minus-squareRailcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·6 months agoIt’s encrypted, but at the same level as everything else the user has access to. So, if your computer is stolen and they can’t log in, they can’t access it. Basically, encrypted, just like any other user file.
Correction: they are encrypted. Not well, but cut them some slack, it’s a small startup.
No they arent. They are obfuscated at best. The images are just saved without .jpg extension, and slapping one behind is enough
It’s encrypted, but at the same level as everything else the user has access to. So, if your computer is stolen and they can’t log in, they can’t access it.
Basically, encrypted, just like any other user file.