Privacy and Security

Privacy Model

Steno is local-only by design.

• audio capture and transcription happen locally on your Mac
• text cleanup runs locally using rule-based processing
• no data is sent to external servers

Data Storage

Key local files include:

• transcript history:
  • ~/Library/Application Support/Steno/transcript-history.json

Steno UI displays recent history from the last 30 days, while persistent history is capped by entry count in storage logic.

Security Reporting

For vulnerabilities and sensitive disclosures:

• follow SECURITY.md in the Steno repository
• avoid posting exploit details in public issues

For non-security bugs, use standard issue reporting with reproducible steps.