Google Assistant Relaunch With Greater 'Respect For Privacy'

Three years on from Google’s first CES appearance, the Internet search engine giant has given Google Home a new makeover, teaching it how to respect owner privacy.

After years of scrutiny surrounding audio data being leaked to third party advertisers and contractors, Google is committing to explicitly revealing when exactly the device may record sounds, such as conversations.

Google says, however, that it doesn’t retain recordings except for when owners manually select the option for enhanced speech recognition.

But public opinion says otherwise – with an overwhelming number of Google product owners claiming they’ve been bombarded with adverts for products just moments after they’ve discussed them.

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