Brave blocks Microsoft Recall by default

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨BrikoX@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://brave.com/privacy-updates/35-block-recall/

Starting in version 1.81 for Windows users, Brave browser will block Microsoft Recall from automatically taking screenshots of your browsing activity.

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artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

#How we implemented this

Microsoft has said that private browsing windows on browsers will not be saved as snapshots. We’ve extended that logic to apply to all Brave browser windows. We tell the operating system that every Brave tab is ‘private’, so Recall never captures it.

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- wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  What do you mean? They are literally using the Microsoft provided solution.
  
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  - jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I think he means that there should be an OS API to tell recall to shove it, or that apps should have to opt-in to recall.
    
    The fact they need to leverage private browser sessions means it’s a workaround not directly built into the OS.
    
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  - artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    They're not. That solution was intended for private browsing, not for the app as a whole.
    
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recklessengagement@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Brave does some cool stuff, but I just can’t bring myself to trust “privacy-first” software that was funded by Peter Theil’s circle…

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archonet@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
now if only it wasn’t a chrome fork/Eich would take a long walk off a short pier.

alas, a man can dream.

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