Messaging app Signal will block Windows Recall from taking chat screenshots

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust WTF?! Recall is shaping up to be a security and privacy nightmare – and one of the most popular messaging platforms is already trying to patch the hole. Signal's developers are now resorting to a "weird trick" involving Windows DRM to shield users from unwanted Microsoft surveillance. 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 through Copilot's Recall feature. Signal's official blog states that the Screen Security option protects message privacy from Microsoft Recall. Redmond recently relaunched its AI-fed, perpetual screenshot feature for Copilot+ PCs – claiming to have added new controls to address concerns about privacy v ... Read full article.