News Windows Will Now Record EVERYTHING You Do On Your Computer (UPDATED - Opt in Only)

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Windows Will Now Record EVERYTHING You Do On Your Computer (Yes Everything)

Apparently Microsoft is storing all your activity on your PC on Windows 11 through some program called Recall. Very disturbing. Very creepy. Very wrong.

New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."

arstechnica.com

 

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Microsoft being investigated over new ‘Recall’ AI feature that tracks your every PC move

Cybersecurity experts are flagging issues with one of Microsoft's latest announcements.

Microsoft's new AI-powered computer history feature, Recall, has been receiving criticism among PC users for being very Black Mirror-like.

However, it's not just critics who are coming after Microsoft over Recall. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is now investigating the company's new AI feature, too.

The ICO is an independent public authority that reports to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It's tasked, among other things, with promoting and upholding data privacy rights for individuals

“We expect organisations to be transparent with users about how their data is being used and only process personal data to the extent that it is necessary to achieve a specific purpose," the ICO wrote in a statement published on Wednesday via its website. "Industry must consider data protection from the outset and rigorously assess and mitigate risks to peoples' rights and freedoms before bringing products to market."

Microsoft being investigated over new ‘Recall’ AI feature that tracks your every PC move

Cybersecurity experts are flagging issues with one of Microsoft's latest announcements.

mashable.com

 

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Microsoft changes course on the controversial Windows 11 feature that constantly takes screenshots of your PC's screen: Now you'll have to opt in if you want to use it

It's still a terrible idea but at least now you won't have anyone to blame but yourself.

Microsoft is making changes to the controversial Recall feature in Windows 11 that automatically captures images of whatever happens to be on your screen. Instead of being turned on by default, the feature will require users to opt in when it goes live.

Recall first came to light in May as part of the Copilot+ suite of tools for Snapdragon X Series laptops. It takes and stores an image of your screen "every few seconds," the purpose being to make it easier (via the magic of AI) to find things you'd seen or been working on but have forgotten about: A funny tweet, a cool meme, or maybe that finance document you promised the boss you'd have finished yesterday.

Captured images are stored locally and aren't shared with other users or used for targeted advertising, but even so it struck me (and an awful lot of other people) as an obviously bad idea. It got even worse when it came to light that the system was really not all that secure: It was just days before researchers reportedly figured out how to bypass Windows' security to access the stored images.

Microsoft changes course on the controversial Windows 11 feature that constantly takes screenshots of your PC's screen: Now you'll have to opt in if you want to use it

It's still a terrible idea but at least now you won't have anyone to blame but yourself.

www.pcgamer.com