Fact · Voice privacy and security
Citizen Lab recommends that at-risk users switch from a cloud-based keyboard app to one that works entirely on-device.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“We also recommend that at-risk users consider switching from a cloud-based keyboard app to one that operates entirely on-device.”
Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, 2024, Summary.
Open the original- What it measures
- The advice is aimed at people who may be targeted, and it is part of the report's summary of its findings.
- What it does not show
- Advice for at-risk users, not a general ranking of keyboards.