boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWindows feature that screenshots everything labeled a security “disaster”www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down15
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minus-squarefox2263@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoHow different is this vs the previous feature which was their version of apples Time Machine?
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 years agoThis isn’t file backup. This takes a screenshot every few minutes, OCRs it, and stores all that in an unencrypted SQLite file in your user folder for anyone to grab. Basically anything on your screen is recorded and stored, theoretically forever.
minus-squarefox2263@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoWhat use is it if it its not backup?
How different is this vs the previous feature which was their version of apples Time Machine?
This isn’t file backup. This takes a screenshot every few minutes, OCRs it, and stores all that in an unencrypted SQLite file in your user folder for anyone to grab.
Basically anything on your screen is recorded and stored, theoretically forever.
What use is it if it its not backup?
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