The current headline seems to imply more than what's actually happening. What's happening is when google hears "ok google" the recording is saved and may be manually reviewed for ML training purposes.
The problem is hearing "ok google" is not reliable and it sometimes captures normal conversations.
I do think it's an ethics issue that people may not be told clearly when buying these products that these recordings may leave their homes and can be heard by people (though only up to a minute and without any clear PII unless someone says something identifiable).
The problem is hearing "ok google" is not reliable and it sometimes captures normal conversations.
I do think it's an ethics issue that people may not be told clearly when buying these products that these recordings may leave their homes and can be heard by people (though only up to a minute and without any clear PII unless someone says something identifiable).