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Nuance's Dragon guidelines say that, unless the user tells Dragon to stop listening, it records everything it hears, including a phone conversation or a coworker's talk.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“unless you tell Dragon to stop listening, it records everything it hears, including:”
Dictation guidelines (Dragon for PC, version 15 help), Nuance Communications (Dragon help), 2015, Dictation guidelines, section on listening.
Open the original- What it measures
- The list after this sentence includes a dog barking, a phone call, words muttered under the breath and chewing noises.
- What it does not show
- Describes a dictation product that listens continuously. Other dictation tools may start and stop on a key, so the behavior differs by app.
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