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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.
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Signal Now Blocks Windows Recall From Capturing Your Conversations (Unless You Don’t Want It To) - Lifehacker
Signal isn't happy with Microsoft's Recall feature. In response, the app now blocks Recall screenshots by default on Windows 11.
Computerworld1mon
Signal to Windows Recall: Drop dead – Computerworld
Enabled by default on Windows 11, this feature uses a Digital Rights Management (DRM) flag to stop any application, including Windows Recall, from capturing screenshots of Signal chats. When ...
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Signal blocks Windows Recall’s all-seeing AI screenshots with a clever DRM hack - MSN
Signal is using built-in functionality in Windows and Recall, working as intended. Any developer can flip that DRM switch and keep Recall from recording its activity by default.
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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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“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
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 ...
CNET1mon
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 ...
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Signal slams Windows 11 Recall App
Effective immediately, Signal's Windows desktop app will block screenshots by default to stop Recall from hoovering up private chats. If users want to switch that off to save messages or for ...
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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 ...
PC World1mon
Signal blocks Windows Recall’s all-seeing AI screenshots with a clever DRM hack - PCWorld
Signal's privacy focus just doesn't jive with Windows Recall's desire to record everything you do, forever, so it's using the standard DRM block to blank out conversations.
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“Microsoft has simply given us no other option”: Signal blocks Windows Recall to secure your messages
Signal now blocks Windows Recall from taking snapshots when the new "Screen security" setting is enabled. Signal enables that feature by default following a recent ...
TechRepublic29d
Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall: ‘Microsoft Has Simply Given Us No Other Option’
Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall: ‘Microsoft Has Simply Given Us No Other Option’ Your email has been sent To safeguard user privacy, Signal uses screen protection text to block Windows 11 ...