Google's decision to bring Assistant-enabled voice controls to its Nest Secure system is causing a stir almost a year after the integration was rolled out. The problem is no one actually knew the ...

Google has admitted a mistake that led to Nest cameras having a hidden microphone. Here's how to check your Nest device for the hidden mic. Is your Google Nest camera picking up everything you say ...

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it had made ...

Here's one way to let users know that the gadget you sold them includes a microphone that you forgot to tell them about: You can announce an over-the-air software ...

When Google's announced that Nest Guard would receive a Google Assistant update, many homeowners who used the product were learning a significant detail for the first time. Nest owners were surprised ...

You can turn your microphone on and off in a Google Hangouts call by giving the app permission to access your device's microphone. If your microphone doesn't seem to be working, make sure that it's ...

It appears no one realized Google’s Nest Guard home security device has a built-in microphone. In a blog post earlier this month, the company announced Google Assistant would roll out to Nest Guard so ...

Google said Wednesday it forgot to mention that it included a microphone in its Nest Secure home alarm system, the latest privacy flub by one of the tech industry’s leading collectors of personal ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link In early February, Google announced that its home security and alarm system Nest Secure would be getting an update. Users, the company said, could ...

Google said it forgot to mention that it included a microphone in its Nest Secure home alarm system. The announcement on Wednesday is the latest privacy flub by one of the tech industry's leading ...

Update, February 4, 2019 (04:02 PM ET): We received a statement from Google regarding the implication that the Nest Secure alarm system has had an unlisted microphone this whole time. It turns out ...

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