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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.
Lifehacker1mon
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.
TechCrunch1mon
Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats - TechCrunch
Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is on display. The company said that this new “screen ...
Hosted on MSN1mon
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.
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.
Hosted on MSN1mon
Signal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy - MSN
In a blog post Wednesday, Signal announced a new "screen security" feature for its Windows 11 app so that said screenshots will appear as a black screen when it tries to snap what you're doing ...
Ars Technica1mon
“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, index ...
Bleeping Computer1mon
Signal now blocks Microsoft Recall screenshots on Windows 11 - BleepingComputer
Signal has updated its Windows app to protect users' privacy by blocking Microsoft's AI-powered Recall feature from taking screenshots of their conversations.
Neowin1mon
Windows 11 Recall will fail to capture Signal chats as long as you have this feature enabled - Neowin
Windows Recall is one of the most controversial features Microsoft has ever introduced to Windows, and now Signal is giving users a way to block it from capturing their chats.
TechRadar1mon
Signal blasts Microsoft over Recall privacy failings, as secure messaging app is forced to fudge a way of blocking the controversial Windows 11 feature - TechRadar
Signal notes: “We are enabling an extra layer of protection by default on Windows 11 in order to help maintain the security of Signal Desktop on that platform even though it introduces some ...
CNET1mon
Signal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy
In a blog post Wednesday, Signal announced a new "screen security" feature for its Windows 11 app so that said screenshots will appear as a black screen when it tries to snap what you're doing ...
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.