Microsoft Revises Recall Feature Following Security Concerns
New privacy safeguards and opt-in default aim to address criticism before Copilot+ PCs launch
- Recall will now be an opt-in feature rather than enabled by default.
- Windows Hello authentication is required to access Recall data.
- Snapshots and search indexes will be encrypted with 'just in time' decryption.
- Security experts previously highlighted significant vulnerabilities in Recall.
- Microsoft aims to improve user trust with these pre-launch adjustments.