PrivacyHigh
Microsoft's Windows Recall Allegedly Stores Passwords and Social Security Numbers in Preview Mode
- Occurred
- Aug 1, 2025
- Published
- Aug 1, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Microsoft's Windows Recall, an AI-powered screenshot and retrieval tool for Copilot+ PCs, was allegedly still capturing sensitive information such as passwords, Social Security numbers, and bank details despite a built-in "filter sensitive information" feature. Independent testing reportedly found the filter failed in multiple cases. Microsoft reportedly classified Recall as a preview feature and said improvements were in progress.
Developers
- Microsoft
Deployers
- Microsoft
Harmed parties
- Windows Recall users
- Windows 11 users
- Microsoft users
- Privacy
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI tool allegedly storing sensitive personal data like passwords and SSNs due to failed privacy filters.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8