For those who want to try out Recall as a tool but do not trust Windows (or have the specialised hardware required to run), there already is an open source alternative that covers the basics: https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall
If the main security complaint (at the moment) is that the locally-stored data is easily accessible to an attacker, how does openrecall solve that? Wouldn’t its db be as vulnerable?
It seems they are at least aware of this, as their repo page says, "Privacy-focused: Your data is stored locally on your device, and you have the option (soon to be implemented) to encrypt it with a password for added security. No cloud integration is required." So, it appears they haven't implemented security yet, but plan to.
Yeah, as long as the data is encrypted that should solve the stolen or lost concern. Wouldn't want my entire history searchable to a malicious party, what a nightmare.