A small detail from building Talkey made me think about how we describe privacy in software.
Talkey transcribes speech on your own computer. Your audio stays there; it isn’t sent to an API. But “fully offline” needs one extra sentence: on first setup, Talkey downloads the speech model it will use.
That download is about 1.5 GB for the medium model. After setup, transcription runs locally. The distinction is small, but it’s useful: people can understand when an internet connection is needed, what stays on their device, and what to expect before installing.
The takeaway
Good privacy copy describes what the software actually does—not just the reassuring label.
This is the kind of detail I’d like these notes to capture: one thing I noticed while building or researching, why it matters, and a source so you can check it yourself.