Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft warns that other sounds audible when a voice clip is recorded may be recorded too.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“if other sounds are audible when a voice clip is recorded, those sounds might be recorded as well”
How does Microsoft protect my privacy while improving its speech recognition technology?, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Who has access to my voice clips?.
Open the original- What it measures
- Microsoft's warning appears in the section on voice clips. It matters most when someone else in the room is speaking or when confidential material is said aloud near the microphone.
- What it does not show
- Microsoft's wording covers any audible sound, not only speech. The page does not say whether the sound is removed during de-identification.