The ICO wants to know the safeguards around Recall, which can take screengrabs of your screen every few seconds.
The UK data watchdog says it is "making enquiries with Microsoft" over a new feature that can take screenshots of your laptop every few seconds.
And it said a would-be hacker would need to gain physical access to your device, unlock it and sign in before they could access saved screenshots. Many devices can already do this - but Recall also takes screenshots every few seconds and searches these too."The mere fact that screenshots will be taken during use of the device could have a chilling effect on people."it "built privacy into Recall’s design" from the beginning, and users will have control over what is captured.
And Daniel Tozer, data and privacy expert at Keystone Law, said the system reminded him of dystopian Netflix programme Black Mirror. " law enforcement court orders, or even from Microsoft if they change their mind about keeping all this content local and not using it for targeted advertising or training their AIs down the line," she said.
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