I hear you,... Google home and Echo. Know every thing you say.

   Both Echo and Google Home eavesdrop on you at all times, Wired reminds us. That’s also a required feature, so that they’re able to respond to your voice commands. However, the Echo and Google Home do not send data to servers until they’re activated by a hot word. So all the silly things you say around them shouldn’t be recorded.

 

   The gadgets need an internet connection to send audio clips to servers so that Amazon and Google can process your requests. Without these elements, the assistants can’t understand and reply to you. It’s not just the box in your home. Now, if you’re looking to see what kind of recordings Amazon or Google have on you, you can do that. And you can even delete that data.

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t forget to check Wired’s full story, which also explains how Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana work. 

 

 

 

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