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==== Recall ====

During 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall<ref name=":0">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 sparked 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> who worried about the security of screenshots<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, as well as user browsing behavior. There is also a python script called "TotalRecall" that collects the screenshots and descriptions of them proving the danger of Recall<ref name=":0" />. This feature was delayed after backlash<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns</ref>.

During 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall<ref name=":0">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 sparked 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> who worried about the security of screenshots<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, as well as user browsing behavior. There is also a python script called "TotalRecall"<ref>https://github.com/xaitax/TotalRecall</ref> that collects the screenshots and descriptions of them proving the danger of Recall<ref name=":0" />. This feature was delayed after backlash<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns</ref>.

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 ==== Recall ====
-During 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall<ref name=":0">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 sparked 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> who worried about the security of screenshots<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, as well as user browsing behavior. There is also a python script called "TotalRecall" that collects the screenshots and descriptions of them proving the danger of Recall<ref name=":0" />. This feature was delayed after backlash<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns</ref>.
+During 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall<ref name=":0">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 sparked 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> who worried about the security of screenshots<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, as well as user browsing behavior. There is also a python script called "TotalRecall"<ref>https://github.com/xaitax/TotalRecall</ref> that collects the screenshots and descriptions of them proving the danger of Recall<ref name=":0" />. This feature was delayed after backlash<ref>https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns</ref>.
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