Google must face Voice Assistant privacy lawsuit - U.S. judge
Reuters | Jul 02, 2021 11:06 PM EDT
A sign is seen at the entrance to the Google retail store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, U.S., (Photo : REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their smartphones.
In a Thursday night decision, U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman let plaintiffs in the proposed class action pursue claims that Google and its parent Alphabet Inc violated California privacy laws, some claims that they violated federal privacy laws, and some breach of contract claims.