https://thenextweb.com/security/2020/01/10/report-skype-audio-recordings-china-no-security/

In the latest in a sadly lengthy series of companies misappropriating their capacity to listen to you, a new report reveals a Skype transcription program in China ran with little oversight or security protecting recordings of Skype customers. The company says these issues have been addressed, but it’s still a very unflattering look at its practices.

The Guardian reports that a project to grade the translation software within Skype and Cortana ran for years in Beijing. An anonymous worker, who was part of the project, revealed there were “no security measures” to protect the recordings from unauthorized access. This became especially apparent when they transitioned to working at home: