Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://awscommunity.social/@Quinnypig" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Quinnypig</span></a></span> the sheer fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> ain't banned across the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> to this day is an indictment to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliteracy</span></a> of politicans in the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@europarl_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europarl_en</span></a></span> despite</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PRISM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRISM</span></a></li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GoldenKeyBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldenKeyBoot</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CensorBoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CensorBoot</span></a> got owned!)</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAPI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoors</span></a> <a href="https://github.com/kkarhan/windows-ca-backdoor-fix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">they refuse to acknowledge or fix at all</a>!</li><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a></li><li>Unwillingness to comply with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> out if the box</li></ul><p>and now</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Recall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recall</span></a> aka. the worst disguised <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spyware</span></a> in existance that allows anyone to <a href="https://github.com/xaitax/TotalRecall" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">simply extract credentials</a> without the need to install a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Keylogger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keylogger</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ScreenRecorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenRecorder</span></a> and/or commit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProvilegueEscalatiom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProvilegueEscalatiom</span></a> successfully <em>at all</em>...</li></ul><p>And since <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> managed to get it running on a system w/o <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>" acceleration</em> aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPU</span></a>"</em> it's safe to assume that it'll be perfectly possible to retroactively shove it down everyones' throats without recourse!</p><ul><li>Actually there are options for recourse besides <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThoughtsAndPrayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtsAndPrayers</span></a>"</em> that regulators like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@bsi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bsi</span></a></span> would actually take this seriously: </li></ul><p>Like: <em>Stop using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkKfV0ATrH4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">get some help</a> migrating away from it to a good <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro!</em></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue</span></a></p>