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whip bull report, september 29, according to foreign reports, microsoft said that it has listened to feedback after a new tool regularly took screenshots of user activities and caused privacy disputes.

when it was released in may 2024, critics called it a potential privacy nightmare, prompting the tech giant to delay its release.

the company now plans to relaunch the artificial intelligence (ai) tool on its new copilot+ computers in november.

some of the more controversial features have been removed - for example, it will be opt-in, which was on by default in the original version.

the controversy surrounding recall has led to the uk data regulator, the information commissioner's office (ico), launching an investigation into the tech giant over the tool.

the company said it was aware of a series of changes to the product.

microsoft said in a statement: we will continue to evaluate recall before the product is officially released.

when microsoft first announced the tool at its developer conference in may, it said it uses artificial intelligence to give users access to nearly anything they've ever seen on their computer, likening it to photographic memory.

the company says recall can search a user's past activity, including their files, photos, emails and browsing history.

it's designed to help people find things they've viewed or worked on before by searching through desktop screenshots taken every few seconds.

but critics were quick to raise concerns about the vast amounts of sensitive data the system would collect, with one expert calling it a potential privacy nightmare.

this product has never been publicly released.

a version of the tool is scheduled to launch in june with copilot+ computers, which microsoft says are the fastest and smartest windows pcs ever, after microsoft informed users it had made improvements to make them more secure.

but its release has been further delayed, now to the fall. the company also announced additional security measures.

"recall is an optional experience. snapshots and any related information are always encrypted," said pavan davuluri, corporate vice president of windows and devices at microsoft.

he added: windows provides tools to help you control your privacy and customize saved content so you can find it later.

however, a tech blog noted that the tool's diagnostic data may be shared with the company depending on individual privacy settings.

the company added that screenshots are only accessible via biometric login and that sensitive information such as credit card details will not be captured by default.

the recall feature is only available on the copilot+ series of custom laptops equipped with powerful built-in ai chips.

professor alan woodward, a cyber security expert at the university of surrey, said the new measures brought significant progress.

he said: before deploying any feature like recall, security and privacy aspects need to be thoroughly tested.

but he added that he wouldn't be in a rush to use it.

"personally, i would not choose to join unless it has been tested in the field for a period of time."