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Microsoft says its employees and vendors working on its behalf can review contributed voice clips to build and improve speech recognition.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Microsoft employees and vendors working on behalf of Microsoft will be able to review your voice clips in order to build and improve our speech recognition technologies”
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
- The answer on access to voice clips. Microsoft says it protects privacy before review by de-identifying the data, using non-disclosure agreements with vendors, and requiring high privacy standards.
- What it does not show
- The quote describes who may review a clip, not how often any clip is reviewed.