Brave Software has proactively disabled Windows Recall from capturing screenshots of Brave browser windows to protect user privacy. This move aligns with Brave’s focus on privacy-maximizing defaults, preventing sensitive browsing data from being exposed. #WindowsRecall #BraveBrowser
Keypoints
- Windows Recall is a feature that captures screenshots and analyzes them for text searches.
- Many users criticize Recall for potentially exposing sensitive data like passwords and health records.
- Brave disables Recall for all its tabs by using Microsoft’s SetInputScope API to mark windows as private.
- This security measure is already active in Brave Nightly builds and will soon reach stable releases.
- Other apps like Signal have also blocked Windows Recall using different techniques to protect privacy.