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All voice chat is encrypted and is processed and mixed by servers maintained by Linden Lab. This includes peer-to-peer private calls, spatial, group, and conference calls. The data passed from Resident to Resident by the voice servers is limited to audio, audio level data, and connection status. Identifying information, such as IP addresses, is not passed between the Residents by the voice servers. Linden Lab does not monitor or log spatial chat conversations unless we are troubleshooting quality or technical performance issues. | |||
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===Region maturity and voice chat=== | ===Region maturity and voice chat=== | ||
Spatial voice chat on Adult | Spatial voice chat on Adult regions uses a different voice channel than chat on Moderate and General Regions. This means that a Resident on an Adult region cannot hear voice chat from a Resident in a Moderate or General Region, and a Resident in a Moderate or General region cannot hear voice chat from a Resident in an Adult region. Text chat and private voice chat are unaffected by region boundaries. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:18, 24 July 2026
This article contains information about the level of privacy in Second Life voice chat.
Security
All voice chat is encrypted and is processed and mixed by servers maintained by Linden Lab. This includes peer-to-peer private calls, spatial, group, and conference calls. The data passed from Resident to Resident by the voice servers is limited to audio, audio level data, and connection status. Identifying information, such as IP addresses, is not passed between the Residents by the voice servers. Linden Lab does not monitor or log spatial chat conversations unless we are troubleshooting quality or technical performance issues.
Privacy Options
Restrict voice to a parcel
If you own land, you may choose to restrict voice access to your parcel:
- While standing on your land, choose World > About Land.
- Click the Media tab of the About Land window.
- Check the Restrict Voice to this parcel checkbox.
When you restrict voice to your parcel, Residents who are standing on your land can only send and receive spatial voice chat from other Residents who are also on your land. Similarly, Residents who are outside the land parcel cannot communicate over spatial voice chat with Residents who are inside the land parcel. Private voice chat over IM and group voice chat are unaffected by parcel voice chat settings.
Region maturity and voice chat
Spatial voice chat on Adult regions uses a different voice channel than chat on Moderate and General Regions. This means that a Resident on an Adult region cannot hear voice chat from a Resident in a Moderate or General Region, and a Resident in a Moderate or General region cannot hear voice chat from a Resident in an Adult region. Text chat and private voice chat are unaffected by region boundaries.