Whoops, our bad, we may have 'accidentally' let Google Home devices record your every word
Found on The Register on Monday, 10 August 2020
The Chocolate Factory admitted it had accidentally turned on a feature that allowed its voice-controlled AI-based assistant to activate by itself and record its surroundings.
It may be that this feature is or was intended to be used for home security at some point: imagine the assistant waking up whenever it hears a break in, for instance. Google just bought a $450m, or 6.6 per cent, stake in anti-burglary giant ADT, funnily enough.
"Happy little accidents", as Bob Ross would call them.