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I tested Microsoft’s controversial Recall tool. It evolved Windows for me.
Microsoft's Recall is like a time machine that lets you explore your usage history by taking snapshots every few seconds.
“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
After facing one of its worst PR disasters in recent memory, Microsoft pulled Recall out of Windows 11 previews a few months ...
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Signal Slams Microsoft's Recall, Disables Screenshots on Windows 11
Screen security for Signal is now rolling out to Windows 11 PCs. Users who aren’t worried about Recall or are willing to let ...
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Signal Gives Microsoft a Clear Signal: Do NOT Recall This
Not only is there no API to tell Recall not to index your content, there’s also no API to tell you whether Recall is enabled.
Encryption utility VeraCrypt now disables Microsoft Recall and other screen recording tools by default
VeraCrypt has become a bit more resistant to Recall. The on-the-fly encryption tool, which emerged from the ashes of ...
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I'm Ignoring the Warnings About Microsoft Recall, and You Should Too
As for the fear related to Recall’s local, AI-based analysis of screenshots, I have one issue that I will discuss a bit later. In response to the above concerns (and others), Microsoft delayed Recall ...
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Securing Windows 11 and Server 2025: What CISOs should know about the latest updates
Microsoft’s latest rollouts to Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 include the arrival of Recall and hotpatching. Here ...
Blackmailers, spys, and cheaters beware: Signal cuts off Microsoft screengrab feature
Popular privacy communication app Signal adds an update to prevent Microsoft's AI-driven feature "Recall" from taking ...
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Signal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy
The privacy-minded Signal messaging service is putting a blindfold on the prying eyes of the newly returned Windows Recall, an AI-powered feature from Microsoft that takes a screenshot of whatever you ...
Signal says no to Windows 11’s Recall screenshots
A new update for Signal’s Windows app will help users dodge Recall’s screenshots, but could cause other problems.
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Signal blasts Microsoft over Recall privacy failings, as secure messaging app is forced to fudge a way of blocking the controversial Windows 11 feature
Microsoft finally plays its trump AI card, Recall, in Windows 11 – but for me, it’s completely overshadowed by another new ability for Copilot+ PCs Copilot+ PCs with AMD or Intel CPUs are ...
Signal blocks Windows Recall’s all-seeing AI screenshots with a clever DRM hack
Signal's privacy focus just doesn't jive with Windows Recall's desire to record everything you do, forever, so it's using the standard DRM block to blank out conversations.