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Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot - fails basic privacy tests
Microsoft is rolling out Gaming Copilot on Windows 11, a feature that uses AI vision technology similar to Recall to capture screenshots of gameplay and send them to Microsoft servers for analysis and model training. The feature installs silently without onboarding, privacy configuration options, or clear documentation, and continues to send network traffic even when the UI is disabled.
Why it matters: Windows 11 users face undisclosed data collection and cloud transmission of gameplay content without explicit consent, creating potential privacy compliance issues and a new attack surface that security practitioners need to understand and address in their environments.
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Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot - fails basic privacy tests
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Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot - fails basic privacy tests
Microsoft is rolling out Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 users as a beta feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) vision to capture and analyze gameplay screenshots. The feature installs silently without user notification or onboarding, transmits data to undocumented Azure endpoints, and defaults to training AI models on captured content and user interactions. Testing reveals that network traffic continues even when the Gaming Copilot widget is disabled.
Why it matters: Windows 11 users face unexpected screen capture and cloud transmission of gameplay data without clear consent mechanisms or privacy controls, creating potential exposure to unauthorized telemetry and undisclosed model training that affects device security posture and user privacy.
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Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot - fails basic privacy tests
Microsoft is rolling out Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 users as a beta feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) vision to capture and analyze gameplay screenshots. The feature installs silently without user notification or onboarding, transmits data to undocumented Azure endpoints, and defaults to training AI models on captured content and user interactions. Testing reveals that network traffic continues even when the Gaming Copilot widget is disabled.
Why it matters: Windows 11 users face unexpected screen capture and cloud transmission of gameplay data without clear consent mechanisms or privacy controls, creating potential exposure to unauthorized telemetry and undisclosed model training that affects device security posture and user privacy.
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Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot - fails basic privacy tests
Microsoft is rolling out Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 users as a beta feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) vision to capture and analyze gameplay screenshots. The feature installs silently without user notification or onboarding, transmits data to undocumented Azure endpoints, and defaults to training AI models on captured content and user interactions. Testing reveals that network traffic continues even when the Gaming Copilot widget is disabled.
Why it matters: Windows 11 users face unexpected screen capture and cloud transmission of gameplay data without clear consent mechanisms or privacy controls, creating potential exposure to unauthorized telemetry and undisclosed model training that affects device security posture and user privacy.
- Source published
- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker