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

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-try-the-data-scraping-windows-recall-feature-again-in-october/289657>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** tools, privacy\
**Created:** [August 23, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-try-the-data-scraping-windows-recall-feature-again-in-october/289657 "2024-08-23T09:59:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-will-try-the-data-scraping-windows-recall-feature-again-in-october/289657/1 "2024-08-23T09:59:13Z")

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**Summary:**

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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](https://arstechnica.com)