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The Web Speech API specification requires browsers to start a speech input session only with explicit, informed user consent.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“User agents must only start speech input sessions with explicit, informed user consent.”
Web Speech API (W3C Community Group draft), W3C Web Speech API Community Group, 2026, Section 3, Security and privacy considerations.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the security and privacy section of the draft Web Speech API specification.
- What it does not show
- It is a draft from a W3C Community Group, so it states what browsers should do.