Microsoft Copilot's recall feature

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Recall is a feature that takes screenshots of a users computer every few seconds to be used by Copilot, Microsoft's AI. It was initially impossible to remove from your computer and its screenshots were unencrypted.

Background

In 2024, Microsoft unveiled Recall for Copilot+ PCs,^[1] marketed as a way for users to search through what they have done on their computer by recording their screen. This sparked controversy,^[2] especially among security experts^[3] who worried about the security of screenshots,[41] since it could easily document private information like social-security numbers, bank-account information, and passwords, as well as user browsing behavior.

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↑ "Competitive Processes, Anticompetitive Practices And Consumer Harm In The Software Industry: An Analysis Of The Inadequacies Of The Microsoft-Department Of Justice Proposed Final Judgment". DOJ. 2002-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Allan, Darren (2024-05-23). "Microsoft's controversial Recall feature for Windows 11 could already be in legal hot water". Techradar.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Hassan, Nilhad. "Privacy and security risks surrounding Microsoft Recall".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] "Competitive Processes, Anticompetitive Practices And Consumer Harm In The Software Industry: An Analysis Of The Inadequacies Of The Microsoft-Department Of Justice Proposed Final Judgment". DOJ. 2002-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Allan, Darren (2024-05-23). "Microsoft's controversial Recall feature for Windows 11 could already be in legal hot water". Techradar.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] Hassan, Nilhad. "Privacy and security risks surrounding Microsoft Recall".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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