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Signal says no to Windows 11’s Recall screenshots
A new update for Signal’s Windows app will help users dodge Recall’s screenshots, but could cause other problems.
Signal to Windows Recall: Drop dead
Microsoft’s Recall is a security disaster disguised as a feature. Messaging app Signal is doing what it can to block it.
Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall: ‘Microsoft Has Simply Given Us No Other Option’
To safeguard user privacy, Signal uses screen protection text to block Windows 11 Recall from capturing message content, ...
Signal blocks Windows Recall’s all-seeing AI screenshots with a clever DRM hack
Signal has become a go-to chat and communications platform for users who want the peace of mind of secure, end-to-end encryption. It’s recently gotten a lot of free publicity thanks to some ...
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Signal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy
The privacy-minded Signal messaging service is putting a blindfold on the prying eyes of the newly returned Windows Recall, an AI-powered feature from Microsoft that takes a screenshot of whatever you ...
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Signal Now Blocks Windows Recall From Capturing Your Conversations (Unless You Don’t Want It To)
Because this update exclusively targets a Windows 11 feature that Signal doesn't believe is secure: Recall. In case you're unfamiliar, Windows Recall is an AI-powered feature Microsoft rolled out ...
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Signal now blocks Microsoft Recall screenshots on Windows 11
Signal has updated its Windows app to protect users' privacy by blocking Microsoft's AI-powered Recall feature from taking screenshots of their conversations. This new privacy feature, dubbed ...
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Signal slams Windows 11 Recall App
Blocking screenshots by default Signal Messenger has fired a broadside at the software king of the world, Microsoft's new AI tool recall and is blocking its use by default.  For those who came in late ...
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Signal Blocks Screenshots on Windows to Counter Microsoft’s Privacy-Risky Recall
Signal blocks screenshots on Windows 11 to counter Microsoft’s Recall feature, boosting user privacy with DRM protection.
“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
After facing one of its worst PR disasters in recent memory, Microsoft pulled Recall out of Windows 11 previews a few months ...
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Signal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy
The privacy-minded Signal messaging service is putting a blindfold on the prying eyes of the newly returned Windows Recall, an AI-powered feature from Microsoft that takes a screenshot of ...