From PC Mag: Microsoft’s Recall feature which automatically takes screenshots of whatever you're doing on your computer has proven controversial drawing criticism from many privacy experts. Now, a popular privacy-focused web browser has confirmed it's turning the feature off by default.
Brave's upcoming version 1.81 of its browser will automatically turn off Recall. Brave said in a blog post, “We think it’s vital that your browsing activity on Brave does not accidentally end up in a persistent database, which is especially ripe for abuse in highly-privacy-sensitive cases such as intimate partner violence.”
Brave is the only major web browser to do this with alternatives like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge allowing Recall to work. Even privacy-focused browsers like DuckDuckGo, Firefox, and Tor Browser allow for Recall to work. Brave's move may now inspire some of these other browsers to do similar.
If you like the idea of Microsoft's Recall feature, you can still use it within Brave. Once the update has rolled out, you'll be able to turn it back on by heading to Settings > Privacy and security and then finding the toggle called Block Microsoft Recall.
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