{"id":6532,"date":"2024-12-06T14:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/application-security\/microsoft-expands-access-windows-recall-ai-feature"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:56:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:56:38","slug":"microsoft-expands-access-to-windows-recall-ai-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/microsoft-expands-access-to-windows-recall-ai-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Expands Access to Windows Recall AI Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/bltb969e37b7bbb2755\/67536307dd0f7572fb9d8669\/recall-Pictorial_Press_Ltd-Alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/microsoft-expands-access-to-windows-recall-ai-feature.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/microsoft-expands-access-to-windows-recall-ai-feature.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><span class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_bold\">NEWS BRIEF<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Microsoft has expanded access for its Windows Recall feature to Copilot+ PCs that use AMD and Intel chipsets, after initially offering it to users with Snapdragon-powered machines. And, it has now launched in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The launch is part of a gradual rollout that for now is in a preview phase within the Windows Insiders testing community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Recall is an AI-powered feature that allows PC users to record everything they do on their computers, and then go back to a desired &#8220;snapshot&#8221; of activity later. It&#8217;s a useful tool, as Microsoft pointed out in its expansion <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2024\/12\/06\/previewing-more-copilot-experiences-with-windows-insiders-in-the-dev-channel\/\">announcement<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> on Dec. 6: &#8220;It&#8217;s now possible to quickly find and get back to apps, websites, images, or documents just by describing its content.&#8221; But the capability also has sparked ongoing <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/data-privacy\/microsofts-recall-feature-draws-criticism-from-privacy-advocates\">concerns about privacy and data security<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> (Microsoft keeps and hosts the recorded content in the cloud), as well as the potential for the feature to be compromised and used for cyber-espionage ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The tech giant appears to be taking those concerns seriously; in June, it beefed up its planned <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/application-security\/microsoft-modifies-recall-ai-feature-privacy-security-failings\">privacy and security features for Recall<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">, including data encryption, turning Recall off by default, and requiring users to enroll in Windows Hello biometrics authentication to prove they&#8217;re present at the keyboard as recording is happening. It also added it to its bug bounty program to track down <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/application-security\/how-to-weaponize-microsoft-copilot-for-cyberattackers\">exploitable security vulnerabilities<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Microsoft has taken its time with the launch in light of the concerns; after being set to go live in June, Redmond pushed the release date for Recall back to October, and <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/application-security\/privacy-anxiety-pushes-microsoft-recall-release-again\">then to November<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">, when it <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/endpoint-security\/microsoft-releases-recall-windows-insider-preview\">finally became available<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> in limited release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/application-security\/microsoft-expands-access-windows-recall-ai-feature\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS BRIEF Microsoft has expanded access for its Windows 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