Are Google earwigging?

brooom

Except when there is a "bug" and it actually records everything...

In 2017, Google confirmed a bug in its Home Mini speaker allowed the smart device to record users even when it was not activated by the wake up word. A Bloomberg report earlier this year also revealed Amazon’s Alexa voice technology uses contractors to review recordings, which Amazon later confirmed.

digitalscream

brooom said:

Except when there is a "bug" and it actually records everything...

In 2017, Google confirmed a bug in its Home Mini speaker allowed the smart device to record users even when it was not activated by the wake up word. A Bloomberg report earlier this year also revealed Amazon’s Alexa voice technology uses contractors to review recordings, which Amazon later confirmed.

That bug is common knowledge, and was fixed. And, I believe, they've removed all the recordings resulting from it...?

brooom

I'd like to believe as well. In fact we believe most things technology mammoths tell us, until we find out they're actually not true.