big thanks to @GossiTheDog +everyone else who worked raise awareness about how bad this was

Please keep the pressure on!

Having said that.. The new announcement doesn't feel like a 'Win'
- details shared seem to do very little to mitigate intimate partner abuse (abusers often WANT their victims to know they're under surveillance) & there was absolutely no discussion of how they're going to mitigate abuse +harms by business or edu customers

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/7/24173499/microsoft-windows-recall-response-security-concerns

https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/112576234172896735

Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in

Microsoft is making its controversial AI-powered Recall feature optional. The changes come after security experts warned the feature could be a disaster for cybersecurity.

The Verge