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Echo Privacy Policy
konovalov.ai, konovalov.ai, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 26, 2026
- What it is
- The privacy policy of Echo, last updated May 14, 2026. It says Echo has no backend for recordings or transcripts, that cloud transcription goes directly from the Mac to OpenAI or xAI's Grok, and that Echo does not inject text into other apps.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own policy and the most specific source on data flows, read 2026-10-26. It treats local transcription as possible, but the product page says the current release has no local model, so the local case is not counted.
Facts taken from this source
- Echo's privacy policy says Echo does not operate its own backend for storing recordings or transcripts, so it does not keep audio on its own servers.
“Echo does not operate its own backend for storing your recordings or transcripts.” (Data We Collect and Process)
- Echo's privacy policy says that when the user chooses OpenAI, Echo may send the user's transcription instructions, if they set any, along with the audio.
“Echo may send the following data to OpenAI: ... Your transcription instructions, if you set them in Echo.” (Section on OpenAI)
- Echo's privacy policy says Echo does not automatically inject text into other apps. Its product page says it copies the finished text for the user to paste.
“Echo does not automatically inject text into other apps.” (Clipboard Use)