Microsoft delays Recall rollout following security critiques

Zoom in: Microsoft is delaying the Recall rollout to test it further with its Windows Insider Program over the "coming weeks," the company said in an updated blog post.

• "This decision is rooted in our commitment to providing a trusted, secure and robust experience for all customers and to seek additional feedback prior to making the feature available to all Copilot+ PC users," the company wrote.

Catch up quick: Microsoft unveiled its initial plans last month to include Recall as a part of some of its highly anticipated AI PCs.

• Recall takes screenshots of users' screens as they use the device and then stores those photos in a searchable database on the PC so users can find their old files, photos, emails or browsing history.
• Following initial concerns, Microsoft made Recall an opt-in feature last week and added new secure login requirements.

Driving the news: Microsoft president Brad Smith promised lawmakers during congressional testimony earlier in the day that the company will start to prioritize security over fast product development — and that promise also extended to the Recall feature.

• Cybersecurity "is more important even than the company's work on artificial intelligence," Smith said in his opening remarks.

Between the lines: This is the first major test of Microsoft's new cultural shift to make cybersecurity and privacy a top priority on all teams.

• The feature was created before Microsoft started implementing its new Secure Future Initiative within the company, according to The Verge.