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==== Recall ====

During 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall<ref>https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-reveals-ai-powered-recall-feature-to-transform-windows-11s-searchability-while-confirming-hardware-requirements</ref>, marketed as a way to search through what you have done on your computer. This, of course, sparked massive controversy<ref>https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsofts-controversial-recall-feature-for-windows-11-could-already-be-in-legal-hot-water</ref>, especially among security experts<ref>https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/Privacy-and-security-risks-surrounding-Microsoft-Recall</ref> that worried about how secure the screenshots the tool takes are<ref>https://news.sky.com/story/microsoft-ai-feature-investigated-by-uk-watchdog-over-screenshots-13141171</ref>, since it could easily document private information like Social Security Numbers, bank account information, and passwords, among other things such as browsing behavior on more mature platforms. This feature was delayed after massive backlash<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns</ref>, however, so long as users can jailbreak AI assistants, and bypass screenshot encryption, this feature remains not ideal for neither consumers nor businesses handling sensitive information.

==Anti-consumer Practices==

=== De-listing/destruction of access to games ===

In early September of 2016, Microsoft shut down access to purchasing Xbox 360 Indie Games <ref>https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/9/9297959/xbox-live-indie-games-shutting-down</ref>, and in late July of 2024, Microsoft shut down their storefront for Xbox 360 games<ref>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/17/xbox-360-store-will-close-july-2024/</ref>. These shutdowns have caused hundreds of games to become impossible to obtain new copies of and for some, additionally play.

== References ==

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 ==== Recall ====
 During 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall<ref>https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-reveals-ai-powered-recall-feature-to-transform-windows-11s-searchability-while-confirming-hardware-requirements</ref>, marketed as a way to search through what you have done on your computer. This, of course, sparked massive controversy<ref>https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsofts-controversial-recall-feature-for-windows-11-could-already-be-in-legal-hot-water</ref>, especially among security experts<ref>https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/Privacy-and-security-risks-surrounding-Microsoft-Recall</ref> that worried about how secure the screenshots the tool takes are<ref>https://news.sky.com/story/microsoft-ai-feature-investigated-by-uk-watchdog-over-screenshots-13141171</ref>, since it could easily document private information like Social Security Numbers, bank account information, and passwords, among other things such as browsing behavior on more mature platforms. This feature was delayed after massive backlash<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns</ref>, however, so long as users can jailbreak AI assistants, and bypass screenshot encryption, this feature remains not ideal for neither consumers nor businesses handling sensitive information.
+==Anti-consumer Practices==
+=== De-listing/destruction of access to games ===
+In early September of 2016, Microsoft shut down access to purchasing Xbox 360 Indie Games <ref>https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/9/9297959/xbox-live-indie-games-shutting-down</ref>, and in late July of 2024, Microsoft shut down their storefront for Xbox 360 games<ref>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/17/xbox-360-store-will-close-july-2024/</ref>. These shutdowns have caused hundreds of games to become impossible to obtain new copies of and for some, additionally play.
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