Microsoft’s Recall feature has been criticized heavily by pretty much everyone since it was announced last month.
Now, researchers have demonstrated the risks by creating a tool that can find, extract, and display everything Recall has stored on a device. For those unaware, Recall is a feature within what Microsoft is calling its “Copilot+ PCs,” a reference to the AI assistant and companion which the company released in late 2023.
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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