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In the current version of /e/OS, Voice to Text runs offline.

> The earlier Voice to Text was a Premium-only, online feature: it streamed your speech to a third-party AI transcription service [...] The new Voice to Text is free, offline and on-device

https://doc.e.foundation/os/apps/voice-to-text

/e/ has other privacy invasive services which are enabled by default. It gives highly privileged access to Google services which are always active and has user tracking in their update client.

/e/ lacks many crucial standard privacy/security patches and protections:

https://nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/2081837057433915603

/e/ and Murena repeatedly claiming privacy/security hardened devices mainly benefit criminals and falsely claiming they're mainly used by criminals shows what they believe. Here are 2 clear examples:

https://nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/2040887784253141142

https://www.clubic.com/actualite-604786-murena-e-os-intervie...

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