Summary
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed its Google Assistant recorded private conversations without users knowing. The lawsuit argued that the voice assistant turned on by accident and shared the recordings with advertisers. Google denied doing anything wrong but chose to settle to avoid a long court case.
Key Facts
- Google will pay $68 million to settle the lawsuit.
- The lawsuit claimed Google Assistant recorded conversations without users' consent.
- Recordings were allegedly shared with advertisers for targeted ads.
- Google denies wrongdoing but settled to avoid litigation.
- The settlement is part of a class action lawsuit, meaning many people will get part of the payout.
- Google devices involved date back to May 2016.
- A similar case involved Apple settling for $95 million over its Siri assistant.
