Microsoft says AI feature that captures screenshots on new PCs will be off by default after backlash

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Security researchers said hackers could get data on users' PCs with the launch of Recall, a feature for searching through automatically generated screenshots.

After Microsoft announced its Recall feature for Copilot+ AI PCs, security researchers said it could expose user data to hackers.The software company also announced security protections.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024.

Microsoft has already added the Copilot conversational chatbot into Windows in a way that resembles OpenAI's popular ChatGPT. Both ChatGPT and Copilot rely on servers in the cloud to perform necessary computations and then send back responses to PCs. Recall is different in that it keeps data on users' computers and doesn't need to access supplemental computing power over the internet.

Microsoft is adding security protections to Recall in addition to requiring people to manually turn it on once Copilot+ PCs become available on June 18. The search index database will be encrypted, Microsoft said.

 

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