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Tingdong says its live captioning app never stores audio recordings on its servers and does not use audio for training.

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 23, 2026

In the source's own words

“Audio passes only through the real-time recognition channel in memory; Tingdong never stores recordings on its servers, nor is audio used for training.”

Tingdong: Live Captions & Real-Time Translation for Mac & Windows, Tingdong, Tingdong, 2026, Privacy questions on the pricing page, 'Is my audio stored?'.

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What it measures
Tingdong's live captioning and translation app for Mac and Windows. The pricing page answers whether audio is stored.
What it does not show
This is the maker's own statement, not an audit. It does not describe the retention of the speech-recognition provider that handles the audio in real time.

In the data

A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Tingdong, audio: Audio passes only through the real-time recognition channel in memory; Tingdong never stores recordings on its servers, nor is audio used for training. days.

Service
Tingdong
What is kept
Audio recordings
When
By default
Reviewed by people
Not stated
As of
2026-10

Source

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