Related Coverage

• Update on the Recall preview feature for Copilot+ PCs Windows Blog · Pavan Davuluri
• Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash Wired · Andy Greenberg
• Microsoft is reworking Recall after researchers point out its security problems Ars Technica · Andrew Cunningham
• View article Tom's Hardware
• Microsoft finally responds to Recall backlash, will make several changes Android Authority · C. Scott Brown
• Microsoft reverses course, makes Recall feature opt-in only after security backlash The Record · Jonathan Greig
• Microsoft won't apologize for AI Recall feature's security holes, but it is making changes 9to5Mac · Ryan Christoffel
• Microsoft addresses Windows Recall backlash, promises to fix security issues and make it opt-in Windows Central · Zac Bowden
• Microsoft Revamps Controversial AI-Powered Recall Feature Amid Privacy Concerns The Hacker News
• Microsoft makes Windows Recall opt-in, secures data with Windows Hello BleepingComputer · Sergiu Gatlan
• Windows Recall will no longer be enabled by default on Copilot Plus PCs - here's what you need to know TechRadar · Cesar Cadenas
• Microsoft ‘recalls’ screenshot feature after outcry BBC · Liv McMahon
• Microsoft Backtracks on Windows ‘Recall’ Feature After Privacy Uproar CNET · Ian Sherr
• Microsoft's changes AI Recall feature after intense criticism BGR · Jacob Siegal
• Microsoft's Recall feature will now be opt-in and double encrypted after privacy outcry VentureBeat · Michael Nuñez
• Microsoft makes Windows' Recall feature opt-in following cybersecurity concerns SiliconANGLE · Maria Deutscher
• Microsoft Tweaks Recall for Security PaymentSecurity.io · David Perera
• Microsoft rethinks Recall feature for Copilot after backlash over security SC Media · Laura French
• Microsoft rolls back ‘dumbest cybersecurity move in a decade’ CyberScoop · AJ Vicens
• Microsoft Just Hit The Brakes On Windows Copilot+ PCs' Creepiest Feature SlashGear · Nadeem Sarwar
• Microsoft Turns Off Default ‘Recall’ AI Feature Amid Privacy Backlash The Information · Aaron Holmes
• 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 PC Gamer · Andy Chalk
• Windows Recall will be opt-in and the data more secure, Microsoft says Help Net Security · Zeljka Zorz
• Defiant Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial Recall - tho as an opt-in The Register · Thomas Claburn
• Microsoft implements drastic changes to Recall after criticism OSnews · Thom Holwerda
• Microsoft's forthcoming Copilot+ Recall feature won't (automatically) screenshot everything you do Pocket-lint · Roger Fingas
• Microsoft and Google ignore outcry about their controversial AI tools Android Headlines · Arthur Brown
• Microsoft Says You Don't Have to Use Recall On Copilot+ If You Don't Want To Gizmodo · Kyle Barr
• Microsoft details changes to Recall following privacy concerns MobileSyrup · Jonathan Lamont
• Now Microsoft Has Decided the Recall Feature Should Be Optional Lifewire · Jerri Ledford
• Microsoft Shares Updates on Recall Feature for Copilot+ PCs iPhone in Canada Blog · Usman Qureshi
• Microsoft updates Recall feature after security and privacy backlash GeekWire · Taylor Soper
• Microsoft says AI feature that captures screenshots on new PCs will be off by default after backlash CNBC · Jordan Novet
• Microsoft retreats on Recall — always-on screenshots will be opt-in PCWorld · Michael Crider
• Microsoft Makes Controversial Recall Feature Opt-In PCMag · Michael Kan
• Microsoft's Recall feature for Copilot+ PCs will be opt-in by default, in response to feedback (and criticism) Liliputing · Brad Linder
• Microsoft moves to resolve privacy concerns over its Recall feature Engadget · Kris Holt
• Microsoft gives in, makes Recall an opt-in feature and introduces new privacy measures Neowin · Taras Buria
• Microsoft Provides Update on Recall, Addresses Complaints Thurrott · Paul Thurrott
• Microsoft is already backing down on its most controversial AI feature Digital Trends · Jacob Roach
• Microsoft rolls out major privacy overhaul for Windows 11 Recall after user backlash BetaNews · Brian Fagioli
• Microsoft makes Windows 11 ‘Recall’ explicitly opt-in amid privacy concerns 9to5Google · Ben Schoon
• Microsoft is revamping how Recall works amid its PR nightmare XDA Developers · Rich Woods
• Windows won't take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in … Breakfast At Ralf's · Ralfmaximus
• After Microsoft eroded Windows users' trust with bad practices for years, Recall is a PR disaster, as users remain skeptical despite the company's assurances Windows Central · Zac Bowden
• Microsoft does not Recall automatically  —  Looks like Microsoft will make Recall opt-in.  Seemingly they needed user feedback to figure out that people might not like the idea of them taking a screenshots of their screens every 5 seconds or so.  —  Security experts also pointed out that this would be a security nightmare. … @jon@social.vivaldi.net · Jon S. von Tetzchner
• “Microsoft had originally planned to turn Recall on by default, but the company now says it will offer the ability to disable the controversial AI-powered feature during the setup process of new Copilot Plus PCs.  —  Microsoft will also require Windows Hello to enable Recall, so you'll either authenticate with your face, fingerprint, or using a PIN. … @jalefkowit@vmst.io · Jason Lefkowitz
• Are Microsoft's changes going to be enough?  We will check when they roll them out.  But the important lesson here is that public security research made a difference here. @evacide@hachyderm.io
• Microsoft: Update on the Recall preview feature for Copilot+ PCs  —  Microsoft writes a tone-deaf blog post on their Copilot+ PCs recall feature, refusing to admit the severe lack of Prioritizing security above all else, and instead spinning the backlash as “we have heard a clear signal that we can make it easier for people to choose to enable Recall.” … @screaminggoat@infosec.exchange
• You all did it.  You (kind of) killed Microsoft Recall.  —  After weeks of withering privacy and security criticism of the AI-enabled silent recording feature in Windows, Microsoft now says it will be disabled by default when it rolls out later in June.  —  https://www.wired.com/... @agreenberg@infosec.exchange · Andy Greenberg
• Turns out speaking out works.  —  Microsoft are making significant changes to Recall, including making it specifically opt in, requiring Windows Hello face scanning to activate and use it, and actually encrypting the database.  —  There is obviously going to be devils in the details - potentially big ones. … @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social · Kevin Beaumont
• We're making some updates to the Recall feature of Copilot+ PCs to give you even greater control and security. … Igor Krstin
• There has been a lot of chatter in the security and privacy ecosystems about the Recall preview feature for Windows Copilot+ PCs. … Jeremy Dallman
• This is bullsh*t, by the way.  If Windows comes with spyware/malware like Recall pre-installed, it's just a matter of time before it gets turned … Christopher Rice
• We're making some updates to the Recall feature of Copilot+ PCs to give you even greater control and security. https://lnkd.in/... Yusuf Mehdi
• Called it: Windows won't take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in.  —  No doubt it will be a relevant artifact in examinations if enabled. … Alexis B.
• Microsoft's controversial new Recall feature in Windows has been...recalled?  —  Not quite.  But after weeks of withering privacy … Andy Greenberg
• I could write a book about this saga.  —  https://lnkd.in/... Kevin Beaumont
• Customer feedback is deeply important to our process and today we shared some changes we are making to Recall (currently in preview). … Vasu Jakkal
• Today, we're sharing an update on the Recall (preview) feature for Copilot+ PCs.  We're committed to innovation and believe in having big ideas. … Pavan Davuluri
• Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash Hacker News
• Windows Won't Take Screenshots of Everything You Do After All Slashdot · Msmash