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Windows Recall has proven to be a highly controversial AI feature ever since it wasfirst announced in May.
And yes, that includes pictures displaying sensitive information.
Next, enrolling into Windows Hello is now a requirement to activate Recall and to view your screenshot timeline.
As a result, snapshots can only be viewed whenever a user proves their identity.
Additionally, Recalls search index database is now encrypted.
For example, snapshots will be stored locally on your gear and not uploaded to Microsoft servers.
Plus, users can pause, filter, [or] delete snapshots whenever they want.
Does this mean we can totally trust Windows Recall to maintain data security?
No, not really.
People could be hit with a subpoena forcing them to cough up PINs to gian access to Recall databases.
They may find some legal loophole giving them carte blanche to do whatever they want with Recall data.
Its scary, though.
