Microsoft has started to launch a tool that works with the same Amnesty International, which takes snapshots of user screens every few seconds.
The Copilot+ Recall feature is available in preview mode for some people with Microsoft AI.
It is the re -launch of the feature called “Privacy nightmare“When it was announced for the first time last year.
Microsoft Stop temporarily In 2024, after experimenting technology with a small number of users, I began to expand access to those who were registered for the Windows Insider test program.
The BBC approached Microsoft to comment.
Microsoft says that the summons will be offered all over the world, but it will have to be in the European Union to wait for a later time in 2025.
Users will choose the feature and Microsoft says they can “stop saving the footage at any time.”
The purpose of the summons is to allow computer users to search easily through their previous activity, including files, photos, email messages and the date of browsing.
For example, Microsoft says that the person who saw an online dress a few days ago would be able to use the feature to determine his place easily as they saw it.
Dr. Chris Shrisk, the privacy campaign – which was previously called “the” nightmare of privacy ” – said that the mechanism of adherence is” improvement “, but he felt that it could still be misused.
“The information about others, who cannot agree, will be arrested and processed by calling,” he said.
The feature is able to save your emails and messaging applications such as WhatsApp – this means that pictures and messages from others will be saved.
This is not different from the user who picks up a screenshot themselves when they receive a message.
“Think about the disappearance of messages about the signal that is stored on the summons forever,” he said.
He said that he is concerned that the malicious actors can take advantage of the saved images by summons if they have obtained a login to a device.
Microsoft said a summons “The shots or related data are not involved with Microsoft or third parties” and the information is not shared between different users.
“I ask you to confirm your identity before its launch and before you can reach your shots,” he said.
And it confirms that the photos taken by the recall are locally stored on your computer.
Users can choose the applications used by the feature, and the special situation will not be eliminated in some browsers.
Microsoft also says that the user can delete the captured screenshots.
Data monitoring in the United Kingdom said it “continued to communicate with Microsoft in this regard.”
The ICO Office (ICO) said that “the user’s transparency is expected to improve and personal data is not used for purposes other than those that were originally collected.”
ICO does not give prior approval for any products or services.
“The organizations are responsible for showing their constant compliance with the Data Protection Law, and we will work if they fail to protect the rights to protect data for individuals.”
