Translation
Microsoft Translator privacy rating
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.
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.
Score 33 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Microsoft collects usage and diagnostic data and uses data about users for personalized advertising.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free service from Microsoft, which uses data about users of its services for personalized advertising.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit of the consumer translator is published.
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Yes
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Publishes counts of government requests for customer data twice a year.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
Microsoft gives prior notice to users whose data is requested, except where prohibited by law or in emergencies.
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Partial
Works offline Weight 3 of 3
Can text be translated on the device, without sending it to a server?
The mobile apps can download offline translation packs. Online translation is the default.
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No
Text not kept Weight 2 of 3
Is translated text deleted after translation and kept out of model training?
Submitted text and audio are processed to improve Microsoft's products, with random samples kept after de-identification. No opt-out is described.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (70/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.