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Recall come as Microsoft navigates the fallout of a string of high-profile security breaches. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/microsoft-rolls-back-dumbest-cybersecurity-move-in-a-decade.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/microsoft-rolls-back-dumbest-cybersecurity-move-in-a-decade-5.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/microsoft-rolls-back-dumbest-cybersecurity-move-in-a-decade-5.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/microsoft-rolls-back-dumbest-cybersecurity-move-in-a-decade-5.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, 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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/microsoft-rolls-back-dumbest-cybersecurity-move-in-a-decade-5.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\"><figcaption> A logo of US company Microsoft is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA \/ AFP \/ Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"32.947737412365\"><body readability=\"65.980292218824\"><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft on Friday said that it would make major changes to a recently announced AI product that relied on screenshots of users\u2019 screens to make a searchable log of past activity, a move that comes after withering criticism from security researchers. <\/p>\n<p>When Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/5\/20\/24159258\/microsoft-recall-ai-explorer-windows-11-surface-event\">announced the feature<\/a> it dubbed Recall last month, CEO Satya Nadella referred to it as \u201cphotographic memory\u201d that could \u201crecreate moments from the past\u201d of anything a user does, using the company\u2019s proprietary artificial intelligence models running on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/20\/introducing-copilot-pcs\/\">upcoming Copilot+ PCs<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Security researchers quickly pointed out that such screenshots would include sensitive information, including usernames and passwords, but Microsoft said the data was secure. Prominent security experts, including Kevin Beaumont, quickly pointed out that the data was, in fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/doublepulsar.com\/recall-stealing-everything-youve-ever-typed-or-viewed-on-your-own-windows-pc-is-now-possible-da3e12e9465e\">stored in plain text<\/a>, and called the decision to roll out the product, which was slated to be released June 18, \u201cthe dumbest cybersecurity move in a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exploiting the feature turned out to be fairly easy. Alex Hagenah, a researcher with SIX Group AG, for example, created a tool called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/xaitax\/TotalRecall\">TotalRecall<\/a>\u201d that copied the database and parsed it for interesting details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Friday, Microsoft announced a series of changes to the product, including making Recall opt-in, and off by default. Additionally, the product will require biometric enrollment through the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/tips\/windows-hello\">Windows Hello<\/a> product to enable, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/tips\/presence-sensing\">proof of presence<\/a> to view the timeline of screenshots and search in Recall. The company also said it would enhance the encryption of the Recall database. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven before making Recall available to customers, we have heard a clear signal that we can make it easier for people to choose to enable Recall on their Copilot+ PC and improve privacy and security safeguards,\u201d Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft\u2019s corporate vice president of Windows and devices, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2024\/06\/07\/update-on-the-recall-preview-feature-for-copilot-pcs\/\">said in a blog post Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The changes to Recall come on the heels of Microsoft\u2019s vow to prioritize security in its product development in the aftermath of a series of high-profile security breaches at the hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/federal-government-russian-breach-microsoft\/\">Russian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/microsoft-china-hacking-state\/\">Chinese<\/a> state-aligned hackers. A report by the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/microsoft-csrb-china-hacking\/\">concluded<\/a> that Microsoft had created a corporate culture that devalued security. <\/p>\n<p>That report prompted Nadella to issue a dictum to Microsoft employees ordering them to prioritize the security of its products. \u201cIf you\u2019re faced with the tradeoff between security and another priority, your answer is clear: Do security,\u201d he wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24148033\/satya-nadella-microsoft-security-memo\">a memo<\/a> to the company. <\/p>\n<p>Security experts have pointed to the security issues with Recall as evidence that Microsoft is not yet living up to that pledge, and Beaumont <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GossiTheDog\/status\/1799113931262398536\">said Friday<\/a> that details of how the changes are implemented will matter, suggesting that security researchers pursue a \u201cdeep dive in the coming weeks\u201d on the enhanced security claims made by Microsoft. <\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"1.3840206185567\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/microsoft-rolls-back-dumbest-cybersecurity-move-in-a-decade-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"AJ Vicens\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by AJ Vicens<\/h4>\n<p> AJ covers nation-state threats and cybercrime. 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(Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cisa-secure-by-design-commitments-tech-companies\/\"> Dozens of tech companies pledge to build safer, more secure tech <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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