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In the day and age of connected devices and the IoT revolution, there are a lot of concerns around privacy. As consumers, we are caught in the balance between privacy and convenience.

Companies such as Google have to push this balance to develop innovative and sometimes creepy technology, often at the cost of our data. Today, we are going to focus on the Google Home, and whether its “always listening” capabilities are spying on us.

Always listening? That sounds exhausting...

If you own a Google Home or Amazon Alexa, you may be aware that it’s always on standby waiting for your every command. The device is always listening and recording to a small buffer and analyzing the recording for the “Hot Word”. For the Google Home this is a simple “Ok Google” or “Hey Google”. According to Google, “Those snippets are deleted if the hot word is not detected, and none of that information leaves your device until the hot word is heard.” [...]

 

To read the whole post and interact, please visit the SogetiLabs blog: Is My Google Home Spying On Me?

Amir Ghadiry
Amir Ghadiry
Regional Solution Architect and Senior Manager
+31 886 606 600

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Amir Ghadiry
Amir Ghadiry
Regional Solution Architect and Senior Manager
+31 886 606 600

Amir is a self-driven entrepreneur with a passion for technology. He has extensive industry experience through the company, which he co-founded, GT Media. While at GT Media, Amir acquired over 250,000 users with his popular Android applications SeekDroid and Woot Check. In addition, he has also developed many consumer facing mobile applications for other companies such as Virgin Mobile. In his current role with Sogeti, Amir has utilized his customer-centric and user experience background to help grow online retailers. As an entrepreneur, Amir is self-motivated, quick to learn new things, and can deliver under pressure. He always makes it a priority to pay attention to details in order to deliver great products.

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