A place for developers to talk about building on Farcaster.

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1/ Let's be real, a ton of people (yes, even probably you reading this) store pws, 2FA backup codes, and other sensitive info in `.txt` files. Even the 2FA providers themselves often give you those backup codes as `.txt` downloads. It's shit, but it's common. Obviously don't use `.txt` files to store any sensitive data, but let's address the major issue now: on Windows, Notepad is getting Copilot integration (sounds cool for many, but it's fucked!). That means if you open one of those `.txt` credential files, you're potentially leaking sensitive data to Microsoft's servers (I know you already leaked your dick/feet pics via the cloud sync feature of images but you don't care about those that much). They claim it only happens if you actively use Copilot features; but dude, who actually trusts that lol?

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.

https://github.com/pcaversaccio

2/ If you run on Windows, disable this feature (and the spellchecking as well) - or even better, disable Copilot system-wide - and set something like Notepad++ as the default app for `.txt` files. It's lightweight, local, and not phoning home. Until you're using proper encryption or a pw manager, at least make sure your plaintext isn't being silently beamed to the cloud. And if you feel Cypherpunk enough use Qubes OS instead :)