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Google settles voice assistant eavesdropping lawsuit for $68 million

Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its voice assistant illegally recorded users’ conversations and used them for advertising, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday. Google agreed to the class-action settlement payment but did not admit any illegal conduct, TechCrunch said. Plaintiffs alleged Google recorded conversations without user consent and provided them to third parties. The suit also cited recordings triggered by “false activation.”