Microsoft Files Security Lawsuit for Very Malicious Copilot Plus Recall Feature

David Weston, Microsoft’s vice president of enterprise and operating system security. gave an update In a detailed blog post on Friday. The update discussed how security will work for the company. controversial Recall search featurewill be available in the new version Copilot Plus PCs. The feature uses artificial intelligence to help users visually search through snapshots of past computer activities. faced serious backlash after being Announced in May.

In the blog post, Weston details some of the security features Recall will have when it launches; apparently in an effort to demonstrate that concerns about underlying security and privacy controls have been exaggerated.

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Weston emphasizes at the beginning of the post that Recall is optional and Snapshots are not taken or stored unless the user enables Recall.

“You are always in control and can delete, pause or close snapshots at any time,” Weston writes. “Any option for the user to share data in the future will require fully informed explicit action by the user.”

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It also says that Snapshots are not shared with Microsoft, third parties, or even other users on the same computer.

The article does not mention the option to completely remove the software option from Copilot Plus PC. In an interview with The VergeWeston confirmed this option will be available.

“If you choose to remove it, we will remove the parts from your machine,” Weston said. The removal process will involve AI models informing Recall.

Weston also says that sensitive data is always encrypted in Recall, while screenshots and associated data are isolated and local and can only be accessed over a network. Windows Hello Advanced Sign-in Security login. Also only Microsoft’s “Secure kernel standard.” The post includes images of Recall’s security architecture.

According to the post, the company has an internal team working on design reviews and penetration testing, a third-party vendor doing the same, and a Responsible AI Impact Assessment has been completed.