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 ...

Google copped to making a mistake Thursday by not disclosing a microphone component present in its Nest Guard devices, an enhancement to the Nest Secure suite. No Reports of Actual Consumers Bothered ...

Google's Nest Secure home security device is meant to do what its name suggests: make homes safer. But, in a completely unsurprising turn, the device is now sparking privacy concerns. The tech giant ...

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Google is now saying it forgot to mention that one of their security products included a secret microphone. Earlier this month, the company announced its Nest Secure system would be getting an update ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Google conceded today that it was an "error" to keep a microphone ...

Google says that a failure to make users aware of a microphone in Nest Guard was nothing more than a mistake -- but the oversight is enough to make us increasingly paranoid about our smart home and ...