Windows Recall security
Coverage highlights that Microsoft’s AI-powered Recall feature captures and stores screenshots and OCRed text that can expose sensitive data due to unreliable filtering and access controls, prompting rollbacks, opt-in defaults, and added encryption/VBS mitigations while serious risks persist.
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| Post Title | Date Published↓ | Describes Incident | Feed | ||
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 | Tested: Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crooks | 2025-08-01 | True | The Register (Security) Not Subscribed | |
| Microsoft Recall Returns: Security Improves but Issues Remain | 2025-04-28 | True | The Cyber Express Not Subscribed | |
| Microsoft Recall on Copilot+ PC: testing the security and privacy implications | 2025-04-21 | True | DoublePulsar Not Subscribed | |
| Microsoft Modifies 'Recall' AI Feature Amid Privacy, Security Failings | 2024-06-10 | True | Dark Reading Not Subscribed | |
| Microsoft rolls back ‘dumbest cybersecurity move in a decade’ | 2024-06-07 | True | CyberScoop Not Subscribed | |
| Defiant Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial Recall – tho as an opt-in | 2024-06-07 | True | The Register (Security) Not Subscribed | |
| Recall: Stealing everything you’ve ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible. | 2024-05-31 | True | DoublePulsar Not Subscribed |