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submitted 1 week ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.zip

The claimants say Google Assistant recorded private conversations without their knowledge.

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[-] lolo@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago

Wow $68 million, for Google, that’ll show em.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

It’s gonna take ‘em at least eight hours to make that back

Oh, I don't think it'll take that long.

[-] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

But definitely enough money to make it clear they were 100% guilty and knew it was gonna be brutal if the case got to discovery.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

But this still happens.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Fuck all impact and a tax write off to boot. We need the business equivalent of what a burglar would get if convicted.

[-] awaysaway@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

great, will they stop recording private conversations?

this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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