Microsoft’s artificial intelligence feature, which is offered by Microsoft on Windows 11 -based Copilot Plus computers, is met with harsh reactions in the software world. This feature constantly records the user’s computer screen in the background. The system takes the screenshots at regular intervals and stores them in local memory. There is a detailed digital record of what the user does. This record attracted Brave and Adguard’s reaction.
In addition to all these, it is uncertainty when and how Recall is activated in the background. For privacy -oriented applications, this is not easy to accept. In particular, software, which shows sensitivity to individual data safety, constitutes a protection shield against this feature.
Brave and Adguard directly prevented Recall from collecting data
Adguard clearly states that Recall is essentially uncomfortable to work by taking a screenshot. The company’s blog post said that such a system can record screens with critical information such as personal messaging or credit card. Although Microsoft says that these records will remain only in the device, security experts do not find this approach sufficient. According to Adguard, the privacy of users cannot be protected in a healthy way in such an environment.
Brave has received a more flexible but clear position against Recall. The browser disables Recall to access his own application. However, for users who want to activate this feature from the setting menu. Brave clearly states that when making this decision, Signal application is influenced by the anti -recall attitude.
Signal was one of the first practices to act against this feature after Recall was announced. With an update received in May, DRM flags, which prevented the screenshot, were added to the application. In this way, Recall is unable to reach not only Signal, but also any third -party screen access tool. This attitude of Signal also set an example for other privacy -oriented developers.
The fact that Microsoft does not offer detailed control options to application developers while developing the recall feature is criticized by many software companies. Signal emphasizes that there is a clear deficiency at this point. Developers need to limit system characteristics such as recall within their own applications. However, this control is only possible for applications in a certain category.
The fact that Brave has more privileges in this regard is explained by Microsoft’s recognition of special flexibility for browsers. The company acknowledges that web browsers are more sensitive applications in terms of data safety. For this reason, browsers such as bravers have been authorized to have a special control authority. However, the fact that the same opportunities are not recognized to other application developers raises the problem of equality in the sector.
Adguard points out that such artificial intelligence -based features will become more widespread in the future. Therefore, he thinks that the steps taken now will affect not only the present but also the future user experience. Calls are increasing that systems working in the background should be more transparent and open to the user. Application developers demand stronger control mechanisms against such AI characteristics.
It is not easy for Microsoft to make it widely accepted by its recall feature in its current form. The confidence gap between users and developers may limit the functionality of such features.