Data Privacy - Sending data from local coding session to Azure Translator/AI Translator/Copilot

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Data Privacy - Sending data from local coding session to Azure Translator/AI Translator/Copilot

DaZaM 20

My company uses Microsoft for our entire ecosystem, including Azure and CoPilot. I'm working in R (using Posit Workbench or RStudio) and have data with foreign language strings that I want to translate to English.

If I were to connect to Azure's AI Translator, are there any data privacy concerns when I send strings/data there to get back translations?

To be clear, the data is not stored in Azure. It is in my local R session, so I'd be sending the data or the individual strings from a computer to the API.

Any official documentation would be most helpful.

DaZaM 20 Reputation points

2025-04-27T09:41:27.9633333+00:00

Thank you @saideep anchuri for the quick and clear answer! That's great news.

As a follow up, is there a readily available package or code template in R for sending data to the AI Translator?
Saideep Anchuri 7,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-27T09:54:32.9233333+00:00
Hi DaZaM

Here are some R packages and resources for sending data to AI Translators.

deeplr Package: This package integrates with the DeepL API for text and document translation. deeplr

polyglotr Package: A versatile R package for text and file translation using multiple free translation services. polyglotr

Custom API Integration: You can use the httr package to interact with translation APIs like Microsoft Translator

library(httr) response <- POST("https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/translate", add_headers(`Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key` = "your_subscription_key"), body = list(file = upload_file("path/to/document.txt"), to = "fr")) content(response)

Thank You.
Saideep Anchuri 7,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-27T09:56:38.98+00:00

Hi DaZaM

Thanks for your patience, from the above conversation please tell us my above was helpful to you, so that we can convert it to answer. Then, if you could Accept Answer and Upvote it for the benefit of community, it will be helpful to others.

Thank you
DaZaM 20 Reputation points

2025-04-27T09:58:31.9966667+00:00

Yes, very helpful, thank you.

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DaZaM 20 Reputation points

2025-04-27T09:41:27.9633333+00:00

Thank you @saideep anchuri for the quick and clear answer! That's great news.

As a follow up, is there a readily available package or code template in R for sending data to the AI Translator?
Saideep Anchuri 7,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-27T09:54:32.9233333+00:00

Hi DaZaM

Here are some R packages and resources for sending data to AI Translators.

deeplr Package: This package integrates with the DeepL API for text and document translation. deeplr

polyglotr Package: A versatile R package for text and file translation using multiple free translation services. polyglotr

Custom API Integration: You can use the httr package to interact with translation APIs like Microsoft Translator

library(httr) response <- POST("https://api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com/translate", add_headers(`Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key` = "your_subscription_key"), body = list(file = upload_file("path/to/document.txt"), to = "fr")) content(response)

Thank You.
Saideep Anchuri 7,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-27T09:56:38.98+00:00

Hi DaZaM

Thanks for your patience, from the above conversation please tell us my above was helpful to you, so that we can convert it to answer. Then, if you could Accept Answer and Upvote it for the benefit of community, it will be helpful to others.

Thank you
DaZaM 20 Reputation points

2025-04-27T09:58:31.9966667+00:00

Yes, very helpful, thank you.

Answer 1

Hi DaZaM

When using Azure AI Translator, there are no data privacy concerns regarding the retention of your data. According to the official documentation, Azure AI Translator does not store customer data submitted for translation. Specifically, it processes the data temporarily and does not keep any records of the submitted text or documents. This means that once the translation is completed, your data is not retained in any Microsoft data center.

you maintain full control over your data, which remains within your organization's Azure subscription. Microsoft adheres to extensive privacy laws and standards, ensuring that your data is handled securely.

Kindly refer below link: data-privacy-security

Thank You.

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