Block privacy notice covers the dessa.com speech service
Original title: Dessa: the most authentic full-duplex speech model ever built
The October 21 notice covers only dessa.com, not Square, Cash App, Afterpay, or TIDAL.
The page titled as a Dessa full-duplex speech model is a Block, Inc. privacy notice for dessa.com, effective October 21, 2026. It says Block collects identity details users provide and device, IP, and usage data gathered automatically, and may share them with affiliates and service providers. The notice does not describe model architecture, weights, or a release.
Unconfirmed: The supplied page is a privacy notice and does not confirm any model release or capabilities claimed in the title.
- The notice says it applies only to dessa.com, not other Block products.
- Collected fields include name, email, address, phone, device identifiers, and IP address.
- Block says data may be shared with affiliates such as Cash App and Square.
From the original article
10 min read at block.xyz
This Privacy Notice describes how Block, Inc. and our affiliates (collectively, “Block,” “we,” and “us”) collect, use, disclose, transfer, store, retain or otherwise process your information when you interact with the dessa. com website (the “Services”).
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