Sure, because you understand that the other interpretation is nonsensical. All the publications that are popping up showing that the Recall DB is locally accessible are aimed at all the other Windows users.
Now, I would fully agree if you question what's the benefit of posting this on GH and not on FB, for example, and what's in there to surprise the HN crowd.
See, that's the thing. Proving it's locally accessible...
Microsoft never even implied it wasn't locally accessible.
BBC said Microsoft said a hacker would need physical access. You can think this meant to hack Recall or Windows.
So code that proves the data is locally accessible doesn't contradict them.
The author posted Wired's article about the tool on LinkedIn. Does Facebook host code and render Markdown? Does the author have a Facebook account? Would you bet your Facebook account they wouldn't consider it distributing a hacking tool and lock the account?
Must it be surprising? Some in the HN crowd would want to explore their own databases I think. Some will have family and friends ask them about Recall security.
I interpreted that line as analogous to normal Windows security.
As a general rule, a would-be hacker can't get to any of your on-device data, Recall included, without a local user giving them access.
So the intent of the statement is to say it's immune to anything else being hacked, like servers. Not to say they finally invented a completely hack-proof system... and only used it for this single program.
Physical access means physical access to experts and the general public. Not physical access, social engineering, supply chain exploit, or remote code execution. Saying Windows can't be hacked without physical access would be false too.
> So the intent of the statement is to say it's immune to anything else being hacked, like servers.
Anything else would include Windows Update and Microsoft accounts.
They said Recall snapshots were stored on the PC itself and not available to Microsoft. Adding a misleading description of Windows security did nothing but confuse people.