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Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall: ‘Microsoft Has Simply Given Us No Other Option’
To safeguard user privacy, Signal uses screen protection text to block Windows 11 Recall from capturing message content, ...
Signal shuts the blinds on Microsoft Recall with the power of DRM
In the absence of settings that developers can use to curb Microsoft's eye on the desktop, Signal has turned to DRM. Setting ...
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Signal Slams Microsoft's Recall, Disables Screenshots on Windows 11
Screen security for Signal is now rolling out to Windows 11 PCs. Users who aren’t worried about Recall or are willing to let ...
“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
After facing one of its worst PR disasters in recent memory, Microsoft pulled Recall out of Windows 11 previews a few months ...
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Signal Gives Microsoft a Clear Signal: Do NOT Recall This
Not only is there no API to tell Recall not to index your content, there’s also no API to tell you whether Recall is enabled.
Signal to Windows Recall: Drop dead
Microsoft’s Recall is a security disaster disguised as a feature. Messaging app Signal is doing what it can to block it.
Blackmailers, spys, and cheaters beware: Signal cuts off Microsoft screengrab feature
Popular privacy communication app Signal adds an update to prevent Microsoft's AI-driven feature "Recall" from taking ...
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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 ...
“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 ...
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Signal blasts Microsoft over Recall privacy failings, as secure messaging app is forced to fudge a way of blocking the controversial Windows 11 feature
It’s using that workaround because Microsoft failed to offer “granular settings for app developers that would enable Signal to easily protect privacy” with Recall, the blog post observes.
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 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 whatever you ...