Unmasking Windows Recall: Microsoft's Privacy Nightmare Solved?

This Week in Computing, I look at the changes Microsoft is promising to make to its controversial AI feature, Windows Recall, which should help allay fears that the data it collects could be used for nefarious purposes .

Links and Resources
Microsoft to disable Windows Recall by default due to security concerns – https://petri.com/microsoft-disable-recall-by-default/

Stealing everything you've ever typed or viewed on your own Windows PC is now possible with two lines of code – part of the Copilot Recall disaster. – https://doublepulsar.com/recall-stealing-everything-youve-ever-typed-or-viewed-on-your-own-windows-pc-is-now-possible-da3e12e9465e

/"Microsoft should recall Windows Recall/" — Security researcher finds Microsoft's new AI tool unfortunately not secure – https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft -should-recall-windows-recall-security -researcher-finds-new-ai-microsofts-tool-terribly-insecure

A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost the trust of its users and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back – https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/ microsoft-has-lost-trust-with-its-users-windows-recall-is-the-last-straw

Timestamps
00:00 – Start
00:53 – What is Windows Recall and why is it a security/privacy issue?
03:50 – New Windows Recall security protections
05:34 – Do you trust Microsoft to get Windows Recall right?