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Microsoft starts final Windows Recall testing before rollout (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 6 days ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Microsoft is gradually rolling out the AI-powered Windows Recall feature to Insiders in the Release Preview channel before making it generally available to all Windows users with Copilot+ PCs.

Recall is an opt-in Windows feature that screenshots active windows every few seconds, analyzes them, and allows Windows 11 users to search text within the snapshots using natural language.

As the Windows Insider Program Team said on Thursday, Recall can be paused whenever needed and will only allow access to the data it captures after authenticating via Windows Hello.

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[–] singletona@lemmy.world 64 points 6 days ago (3 children)

'opt in'

Yeeeaa i don't believe that for one damned minute.

[–] nous@programming.dev 38 points 6 days ago

Of course it is opt in. Why would it not be? Microsoft have opted in automatically on your behalf. Soon you will only be able to opt in, for your convenience, as too many people were accidentally opting out. /s

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's opt-in in the same way the Co-pilot that one day just appeared installed on your computer was opt-in. /s

[–] ashar@infosec.pub 3 points 5 days ago

Oh yes. Next update it will be opt-out. Then they will change the opt-out mechanism while all data will be sent to MS servers.