Following the trend of tech companies in the AI race disregarding privacy concerns, Microsoft announced plans this week to launch a tool on its upcoming Copilot+ PCs called Recall.

This tool takes screenshots of users' computers every few seconds. Microsoft claims the tool is designed to help users "find the content you have viewed on your device" and asserts that the images are stored locally on an encrypted drive with various protections in place.

Despite these assurances, the response has been overwhelmingly negative, with some watchdogs labeling it a potential "privacy nightmare." Microsoft notes that an intruder would need both the password and physical access to the device to view the screenshots, which should mitigate legal concerns. However, critics highlight that the tool does not redact passwords or financial information, drawing comparisons to monitoring software previously used by the FBI.