Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users

Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused its voice assistant of unlawfully spying on users by recording their confidential communications without consent. The settlement does not involve an admission of wrongdoing by Google. The lawsuit claimed that the information obtained from these recordings was used for targeted advertising and other purposes. This case adds to a growing number of privacy-related lawsuits against tech companies, including Apple, which settled a similar case for $95 million in 2021.