Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says its automated software removes the association between a contributed voice clip and your Microsoft account or device identifiers.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Our automated software takes steps to de-identify your voice clips. This means we remove any association to your Microsoft account or any device identifiers that could be traced back to you.”
How does Microsoft protect my privacy while improving its speech recognition technology?, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., What does Microsoft do to help protect my privacy?.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft describes de-identification as one of its protections for voice clips, alongside removing long strings of numbers that could be phone numbers or similar identifiers.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft does not describe the de-identification method in technical detail, and no independent audit of it is cited on the page.