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   Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Oct-2025 22:49:17 JST Kevin Beaumont

   Microsoft are rolling out Gaming Copilot to all Windows 11 PCs (excluding in China).

   Enabled by default, silent install, takes screenshots and trains MS AI by default.

   It installed on my Windows 11 Professional PC 🫡

   https://doublepulsar.com/microsoft-builds-on-recall-with-gaming-copilot-fails-basic-privacy-tests-52988576bcc8

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     System Adminihater (systemadminihater@cyberplace.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Oct-2025 23:08:45 JST System Adminihater

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     @GossiTheDog How do we completely disable it is I think what everyone wants to know.

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     Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 00:01:23 JST Kevin Beaumont

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     I opened a case with the ICO about this, they've given me a date of May 2026 for when they can start first triage on it - if you're wondering why orgs are rushing out GenAI things currently.

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     Bundesligatrainer (bundesligatrainer@det.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 03:24:07 JST Bundesligatrainer

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     @GossiTheDog Wow! Indeed no NPU needed for that?
     As of now my understanding was, that this was a requirement.
     #copilot #recall #Microsoft

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     Jon PENNYCOOK (jonpsp@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 03:56:34 JST Jon PENNYCOOK

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     @GossiTheDog I'm hoping this is what the new version of "O&O Shut Up" is for https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

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     Asta McCarthy (astamccarthy@mastodon.pirateparty.be)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 05:21:34 JST Asta McCarthy

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     @GossiTheDog In the Netherlands this quite clearly constitutes a crime for which Microsoft could go to jail for 6 months: https://www.om.nl/onderwerpen/cybercrime/hack_right/wetsartikel-computervredebreuk
     Not sure how the UK law would work?

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     tomcat :arch_linux: (tomcat@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 05:22:13 JST tomcat :arch_linux:

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     • Jesse McClure :progress_pride:

     @jmcclure

     Likely for frame generation and upscaling (DLSS)

     @GossiTheDog

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     Jesse McClure :progress_pride: (jmcclure@sciences.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 05:22:15 JST Jesse McClure :progress_pride:

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     @GossiTheDog

     And what's the purpose of this? So their next generation of AI can advertise that it will play your games for you?

     Let AI do your gaming, watch your favorite tv show and summarize it for you, and talk to your friends so you don't have to. Let AI take over all those burdensome activities of living and enjoying life.

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     fuzzyfuzzyfungus (fuzzyfuzzyfungus@cyberplace.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 07:42:28 JST fuzzyfuzzyfungus

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     @GossiTheDog Am I correct in understanding that the lack of NPU requirement and lack of song-and-dance about 'local' means "goes right back to HQ"?

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     fuzzyfuzzyfungus (fuzzyfuzzyfungus@cyberplace.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 07:51:40 JST fuzzyfuzzyfungus

     @GossiTheDog Damn. I suspect it's probably just two dueling projects working at cross purposes; but that makes the whole 'recall' fiasco feel like it was just some preparatory frog-boiling before the main event.

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     mcc (mcc@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 17:37:04 JST mcc

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     @GossiTheDog Hello, question— I shared your blog post on "bluesky" and a poster there asked what subversion of Windows 11 you saw this on— they do not see it on 24H2, is there a version after that?

     https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wizzbigwyuxmhhk5m2kmkfqd/post/3m3vobsav5c2o

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     Glyph (glyph@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Oct-2025 17:37:58 JST Glyph

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     @GossiTheDog this is so frustrating. not only is it garbage but it's stochastic garbage. my Windows VM is up to date with the absolute latest stuff. Now, to be fair, I installed the "copilot can fuck off into the sun" GPO a while ago and maybe that prevents this sort of thing, but still, the 'game bar' I get with windows-G *does* come up, but just looks nothing at all like what everyone is complaining about

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     💀⛧ RandomMusickMayhem ⛧💀 (randommusickmayhem@metalhead.club)'s status on Saturday, 25-Oct-2025 18:16:52 JST 💀⛧ RandomMusickMayhem ⛧💀

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     @GossiTheDog If you have Gamebar deactivated - as i have - then it won't be installed at all. Who uses Gamebar anyway? For real?

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     Kevin Beaumont (gossithedog@cyberplace.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Oct-2025 18:12:22 JST Kevin Beaumont

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     Microsoft have managed to deny something I never said. As mentioned in my blog, the screenshot feature and the train AI model features are different - and enabled by default.