Security News > 2022 > June > New Windows 11 privacy feature lists apps that used your microphone, camera
Microsoft has recently added a new privacy feature that allows Windows 11 users to get a list of all the apps that have recently accessed their sensitive info and devices, including their camera, microphone, and contacts.
Added in one of the June Windows 11 Preview Builds, it can now be tested by Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.
Besides requests to access the users' contacts, the newly included privacy feature also keeps track of apps that have accessed other sensitive information linked to your location, phone calls, messaging, and screenshots in the last week.
The list of nosy apps is available via the Windows 11 Settings app, under Privacy & security > App permissions as a "Recent activity" drop-down menu that will show up for every tracked category of information.
Even though Microsoft is yet to officially reveal this new privacy feature in a Windows Insider blog, the new capability was unveiled on Thursday by David Weston, Microsoft's VP for Enterprise and OS Security, in a tweet.
Another feature dubbed Personal Data Encryption will protect users' files and data while not logged in by blocking access until they authenticate via Windows Hello.