US EditionGoogle settles for $68 million after lawsuit claimed it secretly recorded users
Google will pay $68 million to settle claims that its Assistant recorded private conversations after false activation and shared data with advertisers, without admitting wrongdoing.
- Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming its voice-activated assistant spied on smartphone users, violating their privacy.
- Smartphone users accused Google of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations after Google Assistant was triggered to send targeted ads.
- Google denied wrongdoing but settled to avoid the risk, cost and uncertainty of litigation, court papers show.
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Google agrees to pay $68 million to resolve a lawsuit for alleged unauthorized recordings of its voice assistant and use of private data
Google agreed to pay $68 million to resolve a collective lawsuit in which smart device users claim that their voice assistant secretly recorded their conversations violating privacy.
Google agreed to pay $68 million to resolve a collective lawsuit accusing it of secretly recording user conversations through its smart devices, according to court documents filed Friday in a federal court in Northern California.Read more
Google agrees to $68 million settlement in voice assistant eavesdropping lawsuit
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Jose, California, centers on what are known in the industry as "false accepts" – instances where Google Assistant is alleged to have activated and recorded ambient speech without users explicitly saying wake words "Hey Google" or "OK Google."Read Entire Article
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