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Kevin Beaumont@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social (2026-03-12 00:56:58)
So @xaitax has cracked Microsoft Recall, he's got access to the encrypted database and has automated dumping of screenshots and all text from screenshots.

I've looked at most recent Recall and yep, you can just read the database as a user process.  The database also contains all manner of fields which aren't publicly disclosed for tracking the user's activity.

No AV or EDR alerts triggered, world's #1 in infostealer 😅

* you can just read it in plain text
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Kevin Beaumont@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social (2026-09-26 08:07:59)
Microsoft has confirmed they’ve dropped the Copilot+ PC brand, after it flopped due to the botched launch of Microsoft Recall. https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/the-copilot-pc-brand-is-dead-microsoft-and-pc-makers-quietly-pull-back-on-tarnished-windows-11-ai-pc-branding

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Kevin Beaumont@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social (2026-09-26 08:22:30)
If anybody wants a smile btw, a MS employee told me they believe this Mastodon thread and my blog cost them over a billion dollars. 

I think it’s firmly on Microsoft’s shoulders, the rollout of Recall and Copilot+ PC was just a series of own goals. They had huge expectations for it in terms of consumer demand and just.. didn’t think it through on many levels.