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Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed

Microsoft needs more time to test Recall’s security.

www.theverge.com

Microsoft is planning to launch its new Copilot Plus PCs next week without its controversial Recall feature that screenshots everything you do on these new laptops. The software maker is holding back Recall so it can test it with the Windows Insider program, after originally promising to ship Recall as an opt-in feature with additional security improvements.

"We are adjusting the release model for Recall to leverage the expertise of the Windows Insider community to ensure the experience meets our high standards for quality and security," says Microsoft in an updated blog post. "When Recall (preview) becomes available in the Windows Insider Program, we will publish a blog post with details on how to get the preview."

This means that Recall won't even be available initially to Windows Insiders or anyone who buys a Copilot Plus PC. I wrote in Notepad earlier today that Windows engineers were scrambling to get the security improvements tested and implemented in time for the June 18th launch date of Copilot Plus PCs. Now, Microsoft is essentially admitting here that it needs more time to test Recall's security improvements.

 

[Bry0]

Recall and the marketing and this security hole fiasco has been a disaster. Honestly the Apple AI announcements feel like they sucked all the air out of the room and MS is left gasping. Their integration makes copilot look clunky.

 

[feynoob]

Worst feature ever

 

[Topher]

 

[GHG]

Hopefully by the time they have it ready to force on all Windows users SteamOS will be good to go and Nvidia support on Linux will have improved.

 

[MayauMiao]

I hope its not delayed but deleted. Such a stupid attempt at violating privacy I probably wouldn't touch the next Windows until the default install does not include that nightmare of a feature.

 

[lh032]

it will be err.....secretly reactivate in one of those windows update.

 

[WitchHunter]

MS, doing all the wrong moves. Sigh. Now it's time to bring back the Windows Phone.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

Corporate managers everywhere are disappointed.

 

[Fake]

No no, please make your users beta test this. Believe yourself.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I can't trust the name 'Recall' since Arnold Schwarzenegger went to Mars.

 

[adamsapple]

Hopefully by the time they have it ready to force on all Windows users SteamOS will be good to go and Nvidia support on Linux will have improved.

 

[diffusionx]

Compare how Microsoft announced this feature vs. how Apple announced all their new AI features. It's just night and day and shows there is still a huge difference in these two companies top to bottom.

 

[Skifi28]

They made the mistake of explaining how it works. Rest assured that won't happen in the next iteration.

 

[Neon Xenon]

Every time Microsoft attempts to push some new feature that really doesn't seem necessary, the very first reaction I have is: "How do I turn this shit off?"

"We are adjusting the release model for Recall to leverage the expertise of the Windows Insider community to ensure the experience meets our high standards for quality and security,"

The "high standards for quality and security" that led to the databases being stored in (everyone's favorite cybersecurity punchline) unencrypted plain text? This was discovered by Alex Hagenah, who is a cybersecurity analyst and ethical hacker.

This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI

Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is.

www.wired.com

Seriously, I would sooner cancel this "feature" entirely. Everything about Recall since the initial announcement has just been news after news of it falling on its face.

I can't trust the name 'Recall' since Arnold Schwarzenegger went to Mars.

Funny, because the tool that Alex made to extract the data is called "TotalRecall".

 

[winjer]

Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch

Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data-protection policies.

techcrunch.com

Microsoft has confirmed that a bug allowed its Copilot AI to summarize customers' confidential emails for weeks without permission.

The bug, first reported by Bleeping Computer, allowed Copilot Chat to read and outline the contents of emails since January, even if customers had data loss prevention policies to prevent ingesting their sensitive information into Microsoft's large language model.

Copilot Chat allows paying Microsoft 365 customers to use the AI-powered chat feature in its Office software products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Microsoft said the bug, trackable by admins as CW1226324, means that draft and sent email messages "with a confidential label applied are being incorrectly processed by Microsoft 365 Copilot chat."

The tech giant said it began rolling out a fix for the bug earlier in February. A spokesperson for Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment, including a question about how many customers are affected by the bug.

Earlier this week, the European Parliament's IT department told lawmakers that it blocked the built-in AI features on their work-issued devices, citing concerns that the AI tools could upload potentially confidential correspondence to the cloud.

FFS, these idiots at Microslop can't stop screwing up with their AI.

 

[Topher]

Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch

Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data-protection policies.

techcrunch.com

FFS, these idiots at Microslop can't stop screwing up with their AI.

They have rushed to integrate this shit into damn near everything and put all other concerns on the backburner. The Microsoft way

 

[Drell]

I hope its not delayed but deleted. Such a stupid attempt at violating privacy I probably wouldn't touch the next Windows until the default install does not include that nightmare of a feature.

The fact you're forced to use an online MS account to log in is already a sufficient red flag, for me, to not install this US government spyware on my PC.

 

[Topher]

US government spyware

Microsoft isn't owned by the US government

 

[Bojji]

Microsoft isn't owned by the US government

But they are happily giving information to it:

Report: Microsoft Hands Over Keys for BitLocker-Encrypted Data to FBI

Microsoft tells told Forbes that it receives around 20 such requests for BitLocker keys every year.

www.pcmag.com

NSA's access to Microsoft's services detailed

Microsoft helped the NSA get around its encryption systems so the agency could spy on users of Outlook.com and Skype, reports suggest.

www.bbc.com

 

[rodrigolfp]

The fact you're forced to use an online MS account to log in is already a sufficient red flag, for me, to not install this US government spyware on my PC.

Gladly we log out after the initial log in.

 

[Topher]

But they are happily giving information to it:

Report: Microsoft Hands Over Keys for BitLocker-Encrypted Data to FBI

Microsoft tells told Forbes that it receives around 20 such requests for BitLocker keys every year.

www.pcmag.com

NSA's access to Microsoft's services detailed

Microsoft helped the NSA get around its encryption systems so the agency could spy on users of Outlook.com and Skype, reports suggest.

www.bbc.com

Ah......if that's what he is referring to then yeah, that makes sense.

 

[nkarafo]

Whatever is is, it will be debloated.

 

[Unknown?]

But they are happily giving information to it:

Report: Microsoft Hands Over Keys for BitLocker-Encrypted Data to FBI

Microsoft tells told Forbes that it receives around 20 such requests for BitLocker keys every year.

www.pcmag.com

NSA's access to Microsoft's services detailed

Microsoft helped the NSA get around its encryption systems so the agency could spy on users of Outlook.com and Skype, reports suggest.

www.bbc.com

Not to mention Microsoft got funding from the government early on. Early Windows famously had the 'NSA key" which Microsoft always denied was a backdoor for the NSA.

 

[Drell]

Microsoft isn't owned by the US government

Yeah they're independant but as soon as the administration want to know things, they'll gladly give them any infos about anyone. Not that it changed since the beginning of the internet, but it's becoming more and more intrusive.

 

[Topher]

Yeah they're independant but as soon as the administration want to know things, they'll gladly give them any infos about anyone. Not that it changed since the beginning of the internet, but it's becoming more and more intrusive.

Yeah, Bojji clued me in to what you were talking about. I agree.

 

[kiphalfton]

What's privacy?

 

[MayauMiao]

Microsoft isn't owned by the US government

Sure. Microsoft also reads your private emails.

Microsoft admits an Office bug exposed confidential user emails to Copilot | TechRadar https://share.google/cJx76VXUlzqULEX81

 

[Topher]

Sure. Microsoft also reads your private emails.

That's a bug, but not what is being talked about.

 

[Hero_Select]

What even is the point of this Recall bullshit? How is it supposed to help the user?

 

[bender]

That's a bug, but not what is being talked about.

It's a feature.

 

[MayauMiao]

That's a bug, but not what is being talked about.

They can call it a bug, I like to call it "Oops we got caught".

 

[analog_future]

reason #20395105 to ditch Windows

 

[Topher]

They can call it a bug, I like to call it "Oops we got caught".

You could be right

 

[winjer]

Microslop tests new Windows AI in the taskbar and File Explorer

Microsoft's latest Windows experiment hints at a shift in how GenAI will surface across the operating system. Instead of relying on standalone new apps or flashy new interfaces, plans to embed small, conversational AI tools into places people already use every day – most notably the taskbar and File Explorer.