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After brutal critiques, Microsoft Recall will get these major privacy and security changes


Stung by criticism from security researchers, Microsoft today announced major changes to a key feature of its new Copilot+ PCs. The changes include enhanced encryption and new ways to protect user data from unauthorized access.

Security professionals who were able to enable the feature in advance of its release put together detailed critiques of its design, with Kevin Beaumont delivering probably the most brutal assessment: I think it's an interesting entirely, really optional feature with a niche initial user base that would require incredibly careful communication, cybersecurity, engineering and implementation. The "just in time" decryption feature means that Recall snapshots will be protected by a second layer of encryption, using Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS).

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