Fact · Voice privacy and security
Microsoft says Microsoft 365 Dictate does not store your audio or transcribed text, but your speech is sent to Microsoft to produce the text.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“This service does not store your audio data or transcribed text. Your speech utterances will be sent to Microsoft and used only to provide you with text results.”
Dictate your documents in Word, Microsoft, 2026, Privacy.
Open the original- What it measures
- It is a cloud service: audio leaves the device even though it is not kept.
- What it does not show
- A vendor's own statement of policy, as published on the page on the date checked.
Source
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