Microsoft Recall snapshots can be easily grabbed with TotalRecall tool


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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