Microsoft says it has “listened to feedback” following a privacy row over a new tool which takes regular screenshots of users’ activity.
It was labelled a potential “privacy nightmare” by critics when it was unveiled in May 2024 – prompting the tech giant to postpone its release.
It now plans to relaunch the artificial intelligence (AI) powered tool in November on its new CoPilot+ computers.
Some of its more controversial features have been stripped out – for example, it will be opt-in whereas the original version was turned on by default.
The controversy over Recall had led the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data watchdog, to “make enquiries” with the tech giant about the tool.
It said it had now been informed that a “series of changes” had been made to the product.
“We will be continuing to assess Recall as Microsoft moves toward launch”, it said in a statement.
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