Google disables the Mini speaker's top button to fix spying bug

Google disables the Mini speaker's top button to fix spying bug

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http://www.techradar.com/news/google-disables-the-mini-speakers-top-button-to-fix-spying-bug

Yesterday news broke that a Google Home Mini speaker had gone rogue and started recording everything that was being said around it – not the way Google's smart speakers are intended to work, and not the best way to earn the trust of users.

It seems the issue only affected a select number of devices, but now Google has turned off the ability to tap the top of any Google Home Mini to issue a voice command, which should be enough to stop the bug from rearing its ugly head. The "OK Google" command can still be used to 'wake up' the speaker.

Google disables the Mini speaker's top button to fix spying bug

Oct 12, 2017, 10:21am UTC
http://www.techradar.com/news/google-disables-the-mini-speakers-top-button-to-fix-spying-bug >Yesterday news broke that a Google Home Mini speaker had gone rogue and started recording everything that was being said around it – not the way Google's smart speakers are intended to work, and not the best way to earn the trust of users. >It seems the issue only affected a select number of devices, but now Google has turned off the ability to tap the top of any Google Home Mini to issue a voice command, which should be enough to stop the bug from rearing its ugly head. The "OK Google" command can still be used to 'wake up' the speaker.