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Google Will Pay a $68 Million Settlement After Admitting Its Voice Assistant Recorded Users’ Private Conversations

Google Will Pay a $68 Million Settlement After Admitting Its Voice Assistant Recorded Users’ Private Conversations

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Millions of Google users may have had private conversations recorded by the company’s voice assistant after it was accidentally activated by everyday speech, according to a new class action lawsuit. The preliminary settlement, filed Friday in San Jose, California, federal court, states that Google Assistant regularly recorded private conversations after being accidentally triggered. How? The…