Fact · Voice privacy and security
Google's HIPAA page lists Speech-to-Text among its Google Cloud services and tells customers who have a BAA covering PHI not to opt in to data logging for it.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Speech-to-Text If you have entered into a BAA with Google that covers any PHI obligations under HIPAA, don't opt in to data logging”
HIPAA compliance on Google Cloud and Google Workspace, Google Cloud documentation, n.d., Google Cloud best practices and limitations table (Speech-to-Text).
Open the original- What it measures
- This applies to the Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API, which developers call from their own software. It is not the voice typing button in Google Docs.
- What it does not show
- Google's page is a best-practice note, not a statement that every speech product is covered. Confirm each product in the BAA before you send audio to it.