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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 Now Blocks Windows Recall From Capturing Your Conversations (Unless You Don’t Want It To)
Signal isn't happy with Microsoft's Recall feature. In response, the app now blocks Recall screenshots by default on Windows ...
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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, ...
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Signal Slams Microsoft's Recall, Disables Screenshots on Windows 11
With no official opt-out from Recall, Signal says it was forced to devise its own method to block screenshots. The new ...
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.
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 ...
Signal blocks Windows Recall’s all-seeing AI screenshots with a clever DRM hack
Signal's privacy focus just doesn't jive with Windows Recall's desire to record everything you do, forever, so it's using the ...
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 Recall from screenshotting your private chats in Windows 11
Signal now blocks Windows 11 Recall from screenshotting private messages using the new “Screen security” setting.
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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.
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Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall, Making Your Chats 'Dark' to Screenshots Like Netflix DRM
Signal will not allow Windows 11's Recall feature to take screenshots of its desktop app. Recall is made to capture and index screenshots of almost everything a user does on their device every ...
“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 ...