#Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” #Signal says as it blocks #WindowsRecall

#SignalMessenger is warning the users of its #Windows Desktop version that the #privacy of their messages is under threat by #Recall , the #AI tool rolling out in #Windows11 that will #screenshot , index, & store almost everything a user does every 3 seconds.

Effective immediately, Signal for Windows will by default block the ability of Windows to screenshot the app.
#security

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/signal-resorts-to-weird-trick-to-block-windows-recall-in-desktop-app/

“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall

Even after its refurbishing, Recall provides few ways to exclude specific apps.

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