Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says online speech recognition sends voice data to Microsoft only to provide the service and create transcriptions, and that it does not store, sample or listen to recordings without your permission.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Voice data is sent to Microsoft only to provide the service and create text transcriptions. Microsoft does not store, sample, or listen to voice recordings without your permission.”
Speech, voice activation, inking, typing, and privacy, Microsoft, Microsoft Support, n.d., Speech recognition.
Open the original- What it measures
- Windows 11 voice typing uses online speech recognition; the permission referred to is the optional voice clip contribution.
- What it does not show
- A vendor's own description of its data handling, not an independent audit.
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