Microsoft has revived its Windows Recall feature, which first came about in May. Microsoft held off on the feature due to security concerns. The company now announced that Recall will be available to Windows Insiders starting in October.
Windows Recall feature is designed to store snapshots of activities on your PC. It acts like a “photographic memory” product, emails, documents, and chats can all be visited again. This will, therefore, prove very helpful, especially to people who work on their PCs for long hours.
The problem was that it also introduced a big privacy issue, security researchers said access to plain text data could be gained if malware or hackers gain control of your PC. Microsoft’s part in this mess was to simply ignore the encryption in the first place, and widespread criticism ensued.
As a reaction to this, Microsoft has now added tighter security. The feature is now opt-in and will require Windows Hello for access. Secondly, Recall will use “just in time” decryption to secure users’ data.
This will mandate CoPilot+ PCs with compatible chips running from Qualcomm, while Intel most probably is expected on this list. Microsoft plans to release more details about it in October through the Windows 11 Insider Program.
