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Google’s recently unveiled Google Home Mini speakers have landed into trouble, before even hitting the sales shelves. According to Android Police writer Artem Russakovskii, his Google Home Mini review unit had been incessantly recording everything happening in the surrounding and sharing that with Google. The company was quick to respond to the issue and has already deployed an update to stop the vulnerability.

Well, the vulnerability was found in the three touch sensors on top of the device. Google’s software update for the Home Mini has temporarily disabled these sensors. Smart speakers like Home Mini are made to respond to the hot words like “Hey Google” or “Ok Google.” After these commands, the microphone on the device records what comes after and then transmits the information to the cloud for answering your queries. Also, users can hit the button on the top and ask any question.