Google settles for $68 million after lawsuit claimed it secretly recorded users

Google settles lawsuit for $68 million following allegations of secretly recording smart device users

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging its voice-activated assistant secretly recorded users' private conversations.

Google settles for $68 million after lawsuit claimed it secretly recorded users

Users reportedly complained the were targeted with ads based on things they had said, even when they hadn't activated their smart devices.

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users

Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of "unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent unauthorized disclosure of those communications to third parties."

Google Settles Class-Action Suit Over Voice Assistant Eavesdropping For $68M

Google/Alphabet has agreed to pay $68 million to customers who used its voice assistant and whose words were unwittingly recorded and shared with advertisers.

Google settles lawsuit for $68 million over claims its virtual assistant secretly recorded users

Google said in the filing late Friday that it was settling to avoid the “uncertainty, risk, expense, inconvenience and distraction” of a lengthy court battle and did not admit to any wrongdoing.

Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations

The claimants say Google Assistant recorded private conversations without their knowledge.