MC764456 - Microsoft Teams: Explicit transcription consent to transcribe meetings
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Published Apr 1, 2024
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Summary
Microsoft Teams now requires explicit consent for meeting transcription for tenants with the 'get recording and transcription consent' policy enabled. The rollout timeline has been updated, with completion expected by late August 2024. Participants must consent to be transcribed or will be restricted in the meeting.
More information
Updated May 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
You can hold a Microsoft Teams meeting that requires everyone's consent in order to be transcribed. For tenants or user groups who turned on the policy get recording and transcription consent, all meetings will require explicit consent from participants when the transcription is started.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 389368
When this will happen:
Worldwide, GCC: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May).
GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 (previously early June) and expect to complete by late July 2024 (previously mid-June).
DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously mid-July).
How this will affect your organization:
If your tenant turns on the policy get recording and transcription consent, meetings organized by users within the tenant will require participants' agreement to be transcribed when transcription is started. Participants can agree or disagree to be transcribed. If participants do not consent, they cannot unmute, turn on their camera, or share content during the meeting.
Get additional information about viewing live transcription in Microsoft Teams meetings.
What you need to do to prepare:
To prepare, admins should make sure the policy get recording and transcription consent is on.