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Scott Younker

Microsoft's Windows Recall is reportedly still capturing passwords and Social Security numbers even after its relaunch

The Windows Rec.

The controversial Microsoft Windows Recall AI app may still be in need of security work according to testing from the UK technology site, The Register.

The app, which takes screenshots of everything you do on your PC so you can find it later, supposedly has preventions to stop it from grabbing sensitive information like credit card numbers and passwords. However, the Register's team recently tested Recall and discovered that the filter actually fails "in many cases."

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