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Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests

ID: d0ced75f-8c82-5ecc-aa9a-16f652bed416

STIX ID: report--d0ced75f-8c82-5ecc-aa9a-16f652bed416

Feed Name: DoublePulsar

Date Published: 2025-10-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Kevin Beaumont

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The report critiques Microsoft’s rollout of Gaming Copilot on Windows 11, noting it silently installs, captures gameplay screenshots by default, processes content in the cloud via undocumented endpoints, and enables model training/personalization by default without clear onboarding or privacy choices. It observes that disabling the widget may not stop network traffic and warns of emerging cybersecurity and privacy risks, including a potential new attack surface.

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