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In June,Microsoftpostponed the introduction of its controversial Recall feature following a series of serious security concerns.

Microsoft developed Recall to allow users to ‘retrace their steps’ by capturing screen snapshots every five seconds.

Representational image depecting cybersecurity protection

However, noise aroundcybersecurityconcerns is loud and for good reason.

Global Head of Cyber Security Services, S-RM.

Despite its advantages, Recall has critical blind spots.

Lastly, Recall would likely elevate the risk of extortion.

The wide range ofdatacollected by the technology makes it difficult to accurately categorize sensitive or regulated information.

First, the company implemented just-in-timeencryptionon the database.

Additionally, Microsoft introduced a requirement for users to re-authenticate through Microsoft Hello before accessing the Recall feature.

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