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offline speech
About this tag
The offline speech tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Microsoft's voice data privacy policies, particularly how speech-recognition features handle voice recordings when devices are offline. Topics include the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard, opt-in controls, and steps to view or clear voice data. The tag also addresses practical trade-offs for users and administrators who want to protect privacy without disabling voice-enabled features. Recurring themes involve understanding what data is collected, how it is stored, and the changes to privacy controls since October 2020.
Microsoft’s public guidance on voice data makes a clear point: voice recordings gathered by speech-recognition features are used to provide and improve services, but the way that data is collected, stored, and displayed in users’ privacy controls has changed significantly — especially since...
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