https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2020/05/court-sends-google-assistant-privacy-lawsuit-back-for-a-redo.htm Fri, 22 May 2020 14:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2020/05/court-sends-google-assistant-privacy-lawsuit-back-for-a-redo.htm#comment-2585 Fri, 22 May 2020 14:10:32 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=21150#comment-2585 […] California District Court Signals Support For Privacy Claims In Suit Involving Google Assistant: Although it granted Google’s motion to dismiss in a recent class action alleging that the company’s voice-activated assistant tool actively listened to and recorded conversations after misperceiving voice commands, a California federal district court permitted the plaintiffs to amend their complaint, and suggested plaintiffs may have an expectation of privacy when using the device in settings “reasonably understood to be private.” […]

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