Microsoft's Recall Feature to Be Released in October Despite Privacy Concerns

TapTechNews August 22nd news, Microsoft's controversial artificial intelligence feature Recall finally has a launch schedule. This system aims to continuously capture screenshots of users' computer screens and use artificial intelligence to process them for users to search and refer to in the future. Despite causing privacy concerns, Microsoft still plans to open Recall to Windows Insider testers in October this year.

TapTechNews noticed that once the Recall feature was released, it raised concerns from privacy advocates, who believed that the system might record all activities of users on the computer, thus posing unnecessary privacy risks. Early analysis by independent researchers also further aggravated people's concerns about how Microsoft implements the Recall feature.

Microsoft also quickly announced adjustments to the working mode of the Recall feature and postponed the release plan of the feature, but did not clearly mention a new schedule.

Now, Microsoft announces plans to open the Recall feature to Windows Insider testers in October this year, and the company explains: ... We adjusted the release method to utilize the valuable expertise of the Windows Insider community to test before providing the Recall feature to all Copilot+ computers. Security remains our top priority, and when the Recall feature is released to Windows Insider testers in October, we will publish a blog to provide more detailed information.

Microsoft emphasizes that one of the reasons for the delay is security, but also mentions credibility, indicating that the company may be improving the way the Recall feature analyzes screenshots to better respond to users' queries.