Fact · Voice privacy and security
Flunkey's privacy policy says its on-device Whisper transcription deletes its temporary audio and text files after success or failure.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 23, 2026
In the source's own words
“On-device Whisper uses temporary WAV and text files, deletes them after success or failure, and cleans up crash leftovers on a later launch.”
Flunkey Privacy Policy | Flunkey, Flunkey, 2026, Privacy policy, 1. Summary section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Whisper runs on the user's own computer when Flunkey's speech setting is on-device. The policy says the WAV audio and text files are temporary files written during transcription.
- What it does not show
- Covers the temporary files only. Crash leftovers are removed on a later launch, which the policy does not time in days. Saved transcripts and chats are kept under a separate rule.
In the data
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Flunkey, on-device audio: deletes them after success or failure days.
- Service
- Flunkey
- What is kept
- Audio recordings
- When
- Other
- Reviewed by people
- Not stated
- As of
- 2026-10