Following the news that Google’s new Home Mini connected-home hubs were recording users thousands of times per day because the device refused to stay asleep, Google has permanently disabled the touch-sensitive panel on the top of the Home Mini. [More]
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Google Permanently Disables Home Mini’s Top Touch Panel After Device Recorded When It Shouldn’t Have
Google Home Mini Starts Waking Up Thousands Of Times A Day, Recording Everything It Hears
Sure, it’s useful to have your digital assistant ready to help you out with just a verbal command to turn it on. But Google was forced to issue a software update recently after some of its new Home Mini devices started waking up thousands of times a day on its own, and recording any and every sound it heard. [More]