We live in an increasingly robotic world. From the moment we wake up in the morning until we go to bed at night, we have countless interactions with all kinds of people. technological tools and artificial intelligence. Sometimes we do it consciously, sometimes we don’t.
The dizzying progress of technology in recent years has us lives surrounded by machines, most of which are connected to machines Internet. Cell phones, tablets, computers, laptops, smart watches, gadgets and other electronic devices have become our true companions in life. Voice assistants take it a step further Those who have sneaked into our homes lately. And these smart speakers are no longer activated or deactivated via a button like the others, but mostly through sound.
This feature is largely responsible for its success, as it makes it more convenient and simple to use and allows us to use the device with our full hands. But at the same time, its functions are very diverse and can greatly facilitate day to day. For example, we can use these devices to create to-do lists, shopping lists, set reminders, make calls, send WhatsApp, play music… And if we live in a home automation system, it can turn it on. putting lighting, heating or air conditioning, or lowering and raising blinds, among other things.
However, all these benefits a growing fear in modern societies: most privacy. And the truth is, just like cell phones that we don’t leave all day, these devices in our deepest privacy (our home) can eavesdrop on us. That’s why, in this article, we show you the features of the voice assistant that you should disable to protect your privacy.
Google Voice Assistant does not record or share your voice recordings with human analyzers to improve its algorithms. openly accepted. If you’ve given permission before, you can choose how long you want Google to keep them, or you can manually delete them.
To do this you will need to open the ‘You’ tab of Google Home and select ‘Your Data’. Once there, go to ‘Audio Recordings’.
If the ‘Ok Google’ sensitivity is too high, the speakers will constantly will be connected by mistake and they will start recording us over and over. To avoid this we have to reduce this sensitivity in the ‘Settings’ of the Google Home app. Once inside this tab we will access the ‘Assistant’ where we can see the ‘Ok Google’ sensitivity option to adjust it to our liking.
If you are using a Google-enabled smart display, the camera is off so it can’t record when we don’t use it explicitly. Every TV handles this differently, but usually has physical or built-in shutter options or a button to disable the camera and microphone.
As with audio recordings, Google records information about the sites and apps you use with your account. It is important that you configure this section as well to protect your privacy.
We will do this from the Google Home app, in the Assistant Settings tab, as we will click on ‘Google Activity Controls’. There we can see what information Google collects from our activity on the internet and from mobile apps. It is also possible to enable automatic deletion and choose how often to delete this data.