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Microsoft pulls Recall after privacy outcry

Microsoft · · Privacy & data

Recall, a Windows feature that takes regular screenshots of everything on screen to make it searchable, was due on by default on new Copilot+ PCs. After security and privacy criticism, Microsoft made it opt-in, encrypted its database, and held back the launch.

Why it counts

A feature recording everything on screen was planned to be on by default.

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