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Signal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy
- On May 23, 2025, Signal updated its Windows 11 app to block Microsoft's Recall feature from capturing conversation screenshots to protect user privacy.
- This update follows privacy backlash after Recall's 2024 launch and paused rollout due to its continuous indexing of displayed content without developer controls.
- Signal enabled a default screen security setting that uses DRM flags to prevent Recall and other apps from snapshotting message windows or sensitive data.
- Signal emphasized that apps like theirs should not need to resort to unconventional methods to protect user privacy, pointing out the absence of adequate Microsoft tools to control Recall's data capture.
- While the screen security reduces Recall's ability to index private messages, it may affect some functions like screen readers and only works if all chat parties keep default settings.
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‘No Other Option:’ Signal Blocks Microsoft Windows 11 Recall AI Tool - WhoWhatWhy
‘No Other Option:’ Signal Blocks Microsoft Windows 11 Recall AI Tool (Maria) The author writes: “Signal Messenger 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 Windows 11 that will screenshot, index and store almost everything a user does every three seconds. Effective immediately, Signal for Windows will by default block the ability of Windows to scre…
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