For those who have not been keeping up with recent events.
The United States government, is currently reevaluating its relationship with Microsoft due to recent security issues related to Russian and Chinese state-funded attacks.
Despite these pledges, several members of Congress are making it known that they dont see Microsoft as being serious about their recent commitments around security. It is worth noting that several of these members of congress influence how much Microsoft gets paid.
The Recall feature is often used as a lightning rod to bring to light the rushed rollout of Microsoft's features without concern for security.
[Video with timestamp of Microsoft's President being questioned by Florida Congresswoman, Recall mentioned]
https://youtu.be/kB2GCmasH4c?t=8217
While I suspect there may not be any sole reason for the release delay, it would seem to me that having Microsoft's biggest customer using Recall this way, may greatly influence the company's decision to hold off on the release.
[Microsoft Storm-0558 Incident, cited as a recent example] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/07/14/ana...
Microsoft recently pledged to improve its security practices through incentives to executive pay and other initiatives.
[Microsoft Blog on recent Commitment] https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/06/13/microso...
Despite these pledges, several members of Congress are making it known that they dont see Microsoft as being serious about their recent commitments around security. It is worth noting that several of these members of congress influence how much Microsoft gets paid. The Recall feature is often used as a lightning rod to bring to light the rushed rollout of Microsoft's features without concern for security.
[Video with timestamp of Microsoft's President being questioned by Florida Congresswoman, Recall mentioned] https://youtu.be/kB2GCmasH4c?t=8217
While I suspect there may not be any sole reason for the release delay, it would seem to me that having Microsoft's biggest customer using Recall this way, may greatly influence the company's decision to hold off on the release.