Addressing these concerns, in a blog post on Friday, Microsoft announced that the Recall feature will now be opt-in and will necessitate users to authenticate using biometric data, such as fingerprint or facial recognition.

The tech behemoth also revealed plans to encrypt the database of screenshots that fuel the Recall feature.

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“Even before making Recall available to customers, we have heard a clear signal that we can make it easier for people to choose to enable Recall on their Copilot+ PC and improve privacy and security safeguards,” the company stated in the blog post.

Adding, “With that in mind we are announcing updates that will go into effect before Recall (preview) ships to customers on June 18.”

The Recall feature, which does not transmit data to the cloud, is exclusive to the new Copilot+ PCs, slated to begin shipping later this month. Copilot+ PC owners will have the option to choose which apps or websites are exempt from the screenshots.

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In an interview previously, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touted the feature. When asked about people’s concerns regarding this feature, he said, “You have to put two things together. This is my computer, this is my Recall, and it's all being done locally. So that's the promise.”

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