US EditionSignal Will Black Out Windows Recall Screenshots to Preserve Privacy
- Signal updated its Windows 11 app in May 2025 to block Microsoft's Recall feature from capturing private chat screenshots.
- This update responds to Recall's continuous screenshot capture, which indexes sensitive content including Signal conversations without app control.
- Signal uses a new default screen security setting that sets a DRM flag, preventing Recall and other screenshot tools from capturing app windows.
- Signal expressed a desire for developers of AI tools such as Recall to more thoroughly consider the potential consequences, while also criticizing the absence of adequate control options for app creators.
- The update enhances user privacy but may reduce accessibility features like screen readers and requires users to confirm disabling screen security.
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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…
Messaging app Signal will block Windows Recall from taking chat screenshots
The desktop version of Signal now includes a new "Screen security" feature designed to block external programs – and even Windows 11 – from capturing screenshots of the app window. Enabled by default, the setting is Signal's direct response to Microsoft's push to turn Windows into a powerful surveillance tool...Read Entire Article
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