Google admits its Home speakers recorded at all times
Google has admitted that its Home speakers recorded users at all times, even when they hadn't said "wake words" such as "OK Google," due to a security error earlier this year.
"For privacy reasons, the devices normally don’t listen until they hear the “wake words” designed into them – and are supposed not to record until that point, Protocol reported. But users on Reddit started to get notifications when their Google Home devices had recorded events such as glass breaking, The Register reported. The alerts were normally offered only to users who subscribe to the Nest Aware home security service. Google said the feature had been accidentally turned on due to a software update," reports Yahoo News.