Google Home Devices Made With ‘Privacy in Mind,’ Says Google, Calling CW Claims ‘Unfounded’

Consumer Watchdog's claims, culled from patent applications, that Google Home smart devices have “troubling” legal and ethical privacy implications (see 1712130011) “are unfounded,” said Google in a Friday statement. “All devices that come with the Google Assistant, including Google Home, are designed with user privacy in mind,” Google said: “For Google Home, we only store voice queries after a physical trigger or after recognizing a hotword trigger like ‘Ok Google’ or ‘Hey Google.’”