Google Assistant Changes Privacy Settings for Users to Make it Easy

San Francisco: Facing the flak for letting contractors record and listen to users' conversations via Google Assistant, the tech giant has announced to make some key changes in the way it records and reviews voice recordings.

Google Assistant users will now need to confirm if they want to be part of the Voice & Audio Activity (VAA) process, which stores and reviews conversations.

"To store your audio data, you can opt into the Voice & Audio Activity (VAA) setting when you set up your Assistant," Google said in a statement late Monday.

"Opting into VAA helps the Assistant better recognize your voice over time, and also helps improve the Assistant for everyone by allowing us to use small samples of audio to understand more languages and accents," the company added. You can view your past interactions with the Assistant, and delete any of these interactions at any time. "If you're an existing Assistant user, you'll have the option to review your VAA setting and confirm your preference before any human review process resumes," said Google. (IANS)

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