{
  "slug": "microsoft-translator",
  "category": "translation",
  "name": "Microsoft Translator",
  "description": "Microsoft's machine translation service for text, speech, images and conversations, available as Bing Translator on the web, as mobile and Windows apps, and built into Edge and Microsoft 365.",
  "website": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator/",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "windows",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 33,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Microsoft Translator scores 33 out of 100 (grade F) on the translation criteria. It meets 3 of 10 criteria: transparency report, tells users about requests and TLS configuration. It partly meets security headers and works offline. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit and text not kept. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/translation/microsoft-translator/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/translation/microsoft-translator/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement",
      "note": "Microsoft collects usage and diagnostic data and uses data about users for personalized advertising."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement#mainadvertisingmodule",
      "note": "Free service from Microsoft, which uses data about users of its services for personalized advertising."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit of the consumer translator is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/reports/government-requests/customer-data",
      "note": "Publishes counts of government requests for customer data twice a year."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/reports/government-requests/customer-data",
      "note": "Microsoft gives prior notice to users whose data is requested, except where prohibited by law or in emergencies."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.bing.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.bing.com",
      "note": "Grade B (70/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "offline": {
      "title": "Works offline",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator/apps/",
      "note": "The mobile apps can download offline translation packs. Online translation is the default."
    },
    "no_retention": {
      "title": "Text not kept",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement#mainMicrosoftTranslatormodule",
      "note": "Submitted text and audio are processed to improve Microsoft's products, with random samples kept after de-identification. No opt-out is described."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:39:09.537Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}