Google officials have admitted that the company's workers can listen to Google Assistant users, and that one of them recently leaked confidential data.
Google officials have admitted that the company's workers can listen to Google Assistant users, and that one of them recently leaked confidential data.
"We just learned that one of these language reviewers has violated our data security policies by leaking confidential Dutch audio data. Our Security and Privacy Response teams have been activated on this issue, are investigating, and we will take action. We are conducting a full review of our safeguards in this space to prevent misconduct like this from happening again," Monsees wrote.
"VRT NWS was able to listen to more than a thousand recordings. Most of these recordings were made consciously, but Google also listens to conversations that should never have been recorded, some of which contain sensitive information," VRT NWS reported.
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