Microsoft moves to opt-in setup for sharing voice data to improve services
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft is giving people more control of how their voice data is used. What you need to know Microsoft is moving to an opt-in setup for people to submit voice clips to improve its products. Microsoft came under fire in 2019 when it was reported that its employees and contractors listened to voice clips to improve services. Microsoft stopped storing voice clips processed by speech recognition software in October 2020. Microsoft is rolling out updates to its services that will make sure people can control how their voice data is used by the company. People will be able to decide if their voice clips are used at all. Additionally, they will have a greater understanding of how voice clips are used if they do opt-in to have voice data used to improve Microsoft`s products. Microsoft explained the changes in a recent blog post and also has an FAQ page on the topic. In the future, people will have to opt in to have voice clips used to improve Microsoft`s voice services. Microsoft use...