Google to Pay $68M to Settle Lawsuit Claiming Google Assistant Spied Inappropriately on Users

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that ⁠its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating ‍their privacy.

A preliminary ‍class action ‍settlement was filed late Friday night in the San Jose, California federal court, and ‌requires approval ‌by U.S. District Judge Beth ​Labson Freeman. Smartphone users accused Google, a unit of Alphabet, of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations after Google ⁠Assistant was triggered, in order to send them targeted advertising.

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