{"id":2243439,"date":"2024-05-13T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-google-can-record-your-voice-how-to-switch-feature-off\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:23:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:23:23","slug":"report-google-can-record-your-voice-how-to-switch-feature-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-google-can-record-your-voice-how-to-switch-feature-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Article: Google&#8217;s Voice Recording Feature &#8211; How to Disable it"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-google-can-record-your-voice-how-to-switch-feature-off%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Google \u2064has been caught recording voices without consent for targeted ads,\u200b alarming privacy advocates.\u2062 Users can disable these recordings in their Google Account settings to protect their privacy.\u200b Tech experts recommend taking precautions \u2062like using VPNs \u2063and being cautious with app downloads \u200cto prevent data misuse by cybercriminals. It&#8217;s advised\u2063 to delete stored recordings regularly for added security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\"> News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span> \u00a0By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span> \u00a0May 13, 2024 at 6:43am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Big Tech giant Google has been found recording people\u2019s voices without their knowledge to help send them ads \u2014 and the recordings are stored for data collection.<\/p>\n<p>Do you use verbal apps such as Siri and Alexa? Do you find that the ads showing up as you use the internet are oddly specific to your desires or needs?<\/p>\n<p>It appears that Google, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-battle-lines-forming-ahead-of-a-looming-us-privacy-law-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fought<\/a> against user privacy rights tooth and nail, is saving the audio it records from web and app activity. It also saves sound recorded using Search, Assistant and Maps, the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-13399845\/Google-quietly-recording-voice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The search giant claims it uses the recordings \u201cto develop and improve its audio recognition technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Users, though, might not be so keen on helping Google run its advertising empire.<\/p>\n<p>The company has admitted that it saves these recordings and says it shares them with its programmers to \u201chelp improve its services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some have sued Google over these recordings, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/judge-gives-go-ahead-to-google-assistant-privacy-suit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNET<\/a>. However, they usually lose in court because Google reveals in its terms and services agreements that it saves and distributes these recordings.<\/p>\n<p>A tech expert noted it is possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turn off these recording capabilities<\/a> so that users are not helping Google feather its nest.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to Instagram, tech entrepreneur Jeffrey Castillo explained that users can turn off the function by going to their \u201cManage Your Google Account\u201d section.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you trust Google with your privacy?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While in the manage section, users need to select the \u201cData and Privacy\u201d tab, then scroll down to the \u201cWeb &#038; App activity\u201d section. It might have a blue check mark next to it.<\/p>\n<p>Click into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/over-20-million-americans-danger-social-media-app-breached\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">privacy<\/a> section, scroll down to voice and audio settings and make sure that it is not checked. The audio functions will still work, but the data will no longer be collected.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6rTOv7rPSg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Users should be aware that once these checkmarks are turned off, Google won\u2019t save your searches in the autofill \u2014 even the recent ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this voice and audio activity setting is off, audio recordings from voice interactions with Google Search, Assistant, and Maps won\u2019t be saved to your Google Account on Google servers, even if you\u2019re signed in,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Still, turning off all these features does not mean past data has been deleted. If users want to delete this past activity, more needs to be done. Users have to go into their activity and delete their past data to stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/warning-see-symbols-show-phone-someone-watching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snoopers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other Big Tech companies, including Amazon and Apple, also use voice data from Alexa- and Siri-style apps for marketing purposes \u2014 and it \u201c<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">poses a major privacy concern,\u201d according to the Daily Mail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-cybercrime-growing-threat-states-biggest-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybercriminals<\/a> and hackers can tap into and use this data.<\/p>\n<p>These recordings can serve a useful purpose for users, helping them remember things they were searching for or even acting as a sort of diary of activities. But users might also be reminded of just how much personal information is saved, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/google-voice-search-records-stores-conversation-people-have-around-their-phones-but-files-can-be-deleted-a7059376.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>Users should take steps to safeguard their data. Resist downloading dodgy apps, turn off location services and take the steps above to turn off recording. Users also can download a VPN to prevent hackers, and maintain virus and malware detection apps.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, most tech advisers suggest that users delete these recordings just to be on the safe side.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span> from you, we will not be able to continue the fight.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span> to help?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span> Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span> today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p> Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google, the tech giant, has been secretly recording voices to tailor ads, storing data for collection. 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