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ocr security
About this tag
The tag ocr security on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about privacy and data handling when optical character recognition (OCR) is used in Windows features. A key topic is Microsoft's Gaming Copilot in Windows 11, which can capture screenshots of game windows and perform OCR on on-screen text. Users raise concerns about when screenshots are taken, how OCR data is processed, and what happens to that information afterward. The tag focuses on the intersection of OCR technology and user privacy, particularly in gaming and AI-assisted tools. It does not cover general OCR software or unrelated security topics.
Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot has landed in the crosshairs of the PC gaming community — not for a gameplay bug, but for questions about when, how, and whether it captures screenshots and on‑screen text and what happens to that data afterwards.
Background / Overview
Gaming Copilot is Microsoft’s...