Microsoft is once again looking for an opportunity to bring its problematic “Recall” feature to the Windows Insider Program after several delays and cancellations. Recall was tested in the Windows Insider Program’s “Dev” channel as an early experimental feature in the fall of 2024, but is now gradually rolling out to the “Release Preview” channel. In a blog post published on April 10 (US time), the company announced that it would be offering a preview of Recall to Windows Insider Program participants using “Build 26100.3902” of “Windows 11 24H2”.
Recall is only available on “Copilot+ PC”, but it will be the first preview of the update scheduled for May 2025. If no new issues or concerns arise, we can expect Recall to be implemented in May. Recall, which uses artificial intelligence (AI), was first announced in May 2024, and Microsoft touted that it would “have a photographic memory” of the user’s computer. Recall acts as an advanced search tool that allows users to quickly find what they did or looked at by taking snapshots of their Windows activity. At first glance, it seems like a great way to help users find content like files, apps, and settings.
However, the ability to take snapshots of everything they look at and do in Windows seems like a privacy risk. Upon learning how Recall works, Windows users expressed concern, with some security experts calling it a “privacy nightmare.” Microsoft has tried to placate potential users by assuring them that the snapshots will not be shared with the company or any third parties, or used for training purposes. The snapshot data is encrypted so only the user can access it through Windows Hello authentication. With all the tweaks and explanations so far, it’s clear that Microsoft thinks Recall is at least ready for testing in the Windows Insider Program. Microsoft also explained how they are trying to keep the snapshots safe and protected.
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Recall is disabled by default, so you have to opt in to use it. You then have to set up Windows Hello, so you can only access the snapshots through face recognition, fingerprint recognition, PIN, or physical security key. If you don’t want to enable it, you can always disable Recall. This article was edited for Japan by Asahi Interactive from an article published by Ziff Davis overseas.
SOURCE: Yahoo
