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Windows Recall Is Back (but Should You Use It?)

Originally launched by Microsoft last July, Windows Recall was swiftly pulled in response to a barrage of security and privacy complaints. Now it's back, with some tweaks to make it more palatable for ...
Bleeping Computer

Brave blocks Windows Recall from screenshotting your browsing activity

Brave Software says its privacy-focused browser will block Microsoft's Windows Recall from capturing screenshots of Brave windows by default to protect users' privacy. Windows Recall is an opt-in ...
Ars Technica

“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall

Signal Messenger is warning the users of its Windows Desktop version that the privacy of their messages is under threat by Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, ...
Wired

How Windows Recall Works—and Whether You Should Switch It On

Windows Recall is one of the biggest AI features Microsoft has added to Windows 11. It’s useful, but it comes with some privacy trade-offs. If you're a Windows 11 user, and specifically an owner of a ...
Accounting Today

Firms to disable Windows Recall, but third parties remain a risk

Despite security enhancements from Microsoft, CPA firms are likely to disable the controversial Recall feature in Windows 11, which uses AI to create a precise record of user activity, but leaders ...
Computerworld

Signal to Windows Recall: Drop dead

Microsoft’s Recall is a security disaster disguised as a feature. Messaging app Signal is doing what it can to block it. Windows, as all but the most besotted Microsoft fans know, has historically ...
Redmond Magazine

Is Copilot Vision Essentially Windows Recall Lite?

Microsoft's new Copilot Vision feature may resemble a scaled-down version of the controversial Windows Recall, but with key differences in privacy controls and data handling. When Microsoft announced ...
PC World

Windows Recall still screenshots sensitive data at times, test shows

When Microsoft introduced Recall for Windows 11, data privacy and protection experts were horrified. Why? Because Recall continuously takes screenshots of your screen and saves them on your computer, ...
TechRepublic

Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall: ‘Microsoft Has Simply Given Us No Other Option’

Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall: ‘Microsoft Has Simply Given Us No Other Option’ Your email has been sent To safeguard user privacy, Signal uses screen protection text to block Windows 11 Recall from ...