Google to automatically delete more audio recorded by Assistant and introduce new privacy protections

Digital assistants have been in the spotlight recently after various stories about contractors listening to recordings. Following a backlash from users and privacy advocates, Google has announced a number of changes to how it stores and processes audio data. The company also takes the time to explain a little bit more about how it processes audio recordings and to reveal the new privacy protections it will use in the recording transcription process. See also: Facebook has been paying people to listen to your Messenger conversations Privacy: Google stops transcribing Assistant recordings and Apple stops listening to Siri recordings Yes, Google… [Continue Reading]