March 02, 2020

Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack

Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device.

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February 25, 2020

Smart speakers mistakenly eavesdrop up to 19 times a day

That smart home speaker isn't listening to everything you say, according to new research - but it is listening a lot more than it should.

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February 04, 2020

Google’s Super Bowl ad will make you cry. Or wince.

Google's Super Bowl ad featured an elderly man's voice as he asked Google Assistant to help him remember details about his late wife.

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August 20, 2019

Scammers use bogus search results to fool voice assistants

The Better Business Bureau reports that scammers have worked out how to game search results for company customer support telephone numbers.

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August 09, 2019

Your Skype Translator calls may be heard by humans

A Skype Translator insider claims it's good because humans are listening in and helping to train its artificial intelligence.

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August 05, 2019

Google and Apple suspend contractor access to voice recordings

Apple and Google have announced that they will limit the way audio recorded by their voice assistants, Siri and Google Assistant, are accessed internally by contractors.

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July 30, 2019

Listening in: Humans hear the private info Siri accidentally records

Apple Watch and HomePod have the highest rate of inadvertent recordings, a whistleblower says.

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July 12, 2019

Hey, Google, why are your contractors listening to me?

Humans are listening to our recordings - some made by mistake - to improve speech recognition. But they're not as anonymous as Google says.

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March 11, 2019

Booking a restaurant? Let Google’s Duplex AI make the call for you

Bon appétit, Dave. Google's table-booking Duplex AI needs to pass the creepy test.

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