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Microsoft Listens: Recall Feature in Windows 11 Now Opt-In, Boosts Security
Microsoft’s new Recall feature in Windows 11, set to launch with Copilot Plus PCs, will now be an opt-in feature. Following privacy concerns, Microsoft ensures Recall—an AI tool that screenshots your PC activity—requires user authentication and offers enhanced data protection. Opt-in, or it’s off by…
Hot Take:
Microsoft tried to turn your PC into Big Brother, but privacy advocates yelled, and now you get to choose if you want to live in 1984 or not! Good job, Redmond!
Key Points:
- Microsoft’s Recall feature screenshots everything you do on your PC.
- Initially planned to be on by default, it’s now an opt-in feature.
- Windows Hello authentication is required to access Recall data.
- New security measures include enhanced encryption and just-in-time decryption.
- Cybersecurity experts raised concerns about Recall storing data in plain text.
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