US EditionSignal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy
- Signal updated its Windows app on May 21, 2025, to block Microsoft's Recall feature from capturing private conversations by blacking out screenshots.
- In May 2024, Microsoft launched the Recall feature to index screenshots of various content on Windows but faced criticism that led to a pause in deployment before resuming testing in April 2025.
- Recall continuously captures and indexes active window content, including emails and chats, without developers having granular control to prevent this on Windows apps like Signal.
- Signal enabled a default 'screen security' DRM setting on Windows 11 that blanks screenshots to protect user privacy, though this may impact some accessibility functions like screen readers.
- Signal’s move reduces Recall’s ability to index private messages but highlights the need for better developer tools, as the protection depends on user settings and cannot fully block all capture methods.
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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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