NewsBytes: ‘Phantom Menace’ typing just a Microsoft speech feature [via Slashdot: XP Is Listening] According to Microsoft, after installing Microsoft’s Speech application programming interface, “random words or characters may be displayed in Office XP documents or in the Internet Explorer Address bar.” … Microsoft said its speech recognition engine, a program file named Sapisvr.exe, is turned on at installation by some computer manufacturers. The engine is also included with Microsoft Office XP and other speech-enabled products.
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