Amazon, Google and Apple have suspended contractor review of consumer recordings following disclosures that the devices are nearly always listening and have captured personal, business and other delicate human interactions. Consumers using smart speakers and digital assistant apps from Amazon and Google can apply some control over their system settings to mute the device microphones and erase recordings. Apple does not yet have a way to delete any previously stored interactions recorded by its smart speaker.
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How to Exert Privacy Control Over Your Home Speakers
Posted by: Jack M. Germain August 6, 2019 10:34 AMAmazon, Google and Apple have suspended contractor review of consumer recordings following disclosures that the devices are nearly always listening and have captured personal, business and other delicate human interactions. Consumers using smart speakers and digital assistant apps from Amazon and Google can apply some control over their system settings to mute the device microphones and erase recordings. Apple does not yet have a way to delete any previously stored interactions recorded by its smart speaker.