Microsoft Teams: Users will exclusively control their voice and face data exports [MC892049]

We are excited to announce an important update designed to enhance the privacy and security of your organization. Before this rollout, admins had the capability to download voice and face data for their users who have opted in to enroll their voice and/or face on the Recognition tab in Microsoft Teams. With this rollout, to better protect user data, we are shifting this capability to users. This change will ensure that users have more control over their own voice and face data, aligning with our commitment to privacy and security. This change reduces the risk of unauthorized access or sharing, as users will handle their own data export requests and admins will not have access to this data. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413709.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.

[How this will affect your organization:]

With this rollout, we will remove the download button from the Teams admin center (TAC) > User > Manage user > select any user > Account:

Users can go to Teams > Settings > Recognition and select the Export button to access their data and download it to their Download folder:

The new Export feature is on by default.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your admins and users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Learn more: Overview of voice and face enrollment – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn (will be updated before rollout)