Google officials have admitted that the company's workers can listen to Google Assistant users, and that one of them recently leaked confidential data.
"We just learned that one of these language reviewers has violated our data security policies by leaking confidential Dutch audio data. Our Security and Privacy Response teams have been activated on this issue, are investigating, and we will take action. We are conducting a full review of our safeguards in this space to prevent misconduct like this from happening again," Monsees wrote.
"VRT NWS was able to listen to more than a thousand recordings. Most of these recordings were made consciously, but Google also listens to conversations that should never have been recorded, some of which contain sensitive information," VRT NWS reported.
Never trusted these things at all would never buy one!
WHSVnews
I wondered about that hummm
See this is what I don't Understand, you tell people, that these things are geared and wired to listen in on conversations, like the 'Vizio TV.' the google towers that people ask to tell it todays weather. And people think OOOO! How charming, there spy devices! Catch it!
We only use google assistant for nursery rhymes 😜
And this is why you don't want devices recording you.
Not a shock
Well duh
I don’t saying shhhh anyway p, all they’ll here is music
Called it out when I saw it for the first time!
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Boycott
Shouldn't surprise anyone.
Sorry, call me paranoid, I won't be having any of this technology in my home.
TuckerCarlson has been warning us about this! Wake up America!
This will be fun when CCPA goes into effect!
I hope Amazon kept the one where I said into a friend's Alexa, 'Hey Amazon, you can suck my [BODY PART DELETED]!'
Who's not spying on us? This is beyond ridiculous.
Anyone using any site on the internet can be vulnerable to this kind of invasion of privacy.
And people actually buy these products, lol.
DoctorCara
Anyone who uses any of these smart devices is an idiot to think that this isn’t happening
I really believe privacy is a thing of the past. You can't trust any company to protect your privacy.
And this what? Surprises us?