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Microsoft's 'Recall' feature can't be uninstalled after all

Off by default, but never fully gone.

Recall is a Copilot+ feature announced in May that essentially takes constant screenshots of your behavior while using operating system, ostensibly for users to easily find previous work. The feature tracks everything you do on compatible Windows PCs and uses an on-device generative AI model to retrieve particular information a user is looking for, by filing through a library of screenshots saved on the device. Recall was initially slated for release in June, but was delayed as Microsoft scrambled to address security concerns.

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