Recall, Microsoft’s optional “feature” coming to Copilot+ PCs, has been called “chilling,” and “a privacy nightmare,” and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reached out to the company over safety concerns. Privacy advocates have said Recall, which can search a user’s past activity including files, photos and browsing history, is problematic because it takes screenshots every few seconds and can then search those images.  The risk is that potentially sensitive information displayed on the screen can be captured and exposed.

Minnesota, which this week has a new state flag, also has just approved the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act. The Act grants consumers the right to data access, rectification, erasure, portability, and the ability to opt-out from targeted advertising. However, it does not grant private right of action.