Rybar Live: Special military operation, June 18

Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian think tank Rybar:

«Heavy urban fighting in Volchansk. Russian troops hold at least part of the territory of the aggregate plant, despite the AFU strikes»

Adding:

About Microsoft's access to any information on your PC
Microsoft specialists have decided to expand user monitoring. AI and cloud servers now enable this.

A new feature called Recall, announced at the Surface (https://www.windowscentral.com/news/live/microsoft-event-2024-windows-ai-surface-live-blog) event, will take thousands of screenshots hourly. AI analyzes these to search for text and images, creating a "photographic memory" for your PC.

Despite criticism, Recall will launch soon alongside Copilot+ PCs. These devices, including the new Surface Laptop 7, require a neural processing unit (NPU) for AI tasks.

The UK data authority (https://www.gbnews.com/tech/windows-11-recall-investigation-privacy) is investigating, and Elon Musk warned (https://www.gbnews.com/tech/elon-musk-windows-11-recall-feature) against this "Black Mirror"-like feature.

🔻Vulnerabilities
Recall stores data unencrypted, allowing hackers to access everything viewed on your PC. Screenshots are recognized by Azure AI and recorded in a user database.

Cybersecurity expert Kevin Beaumont (https://twitter.com/GossiTheDog/status/1801358360455090230) called this a "disaster", warning that stealing your data is now possible.

🔻What to do?
While Russian PCs may be less vulnerable, this functionality could appear in future Windows updates. Prompt analysis by cybersecurity enterprises is required to address this serious problem.