Microsoft Will Try the Data-Scraping Windows Recall Feature Again in October 🖥️

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Summary:

  1. Feature Relaunch
    Microsoft will reintroduce its controversial Recall feature to Windows Insider PCs in October, aimed at helping users track their past activity by taking and storing screenshots.

  2. Recall Functionality
    Recall continuously captures screenshots and uses optical character recognition (OCR) to create a searchable database, allowing users to retrace their steps and retrieve information.

  3. Limited Details
    The company has not provided further details on changes to Recall beyond those announced in June, following previous controversy over the feature’s data-collection practices.

Read more at: Ars Technica

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