Signal to Windows Recall: Drop Dead
a year ago
- #Microsoft
- #Privacy
- #Security
- Microsoft's Recall feature continuously takes snapshots of your screen to create a searchable timeline, raising privacy and security concerns.
- Despite updates making Recall opt-in and encrypting snapshots, critics argue it remains inherently risky due to its nature of capturing everything displayed.
- Signal has introduced a 'Screen security' setting to block Recall from capturing its chats, citing ongoing risks to privacy-preserving apps.
- Experts and institutions, like the University of Pennsylvania and Kaspersky, warn against using Recall due to security and privacy vulnerabilities.
- The article suggests using Linux as a more secure alternative to Windows for those concerned about privacy and security.