It's difficult to imagine life without Google and every day the search engine gets more involved and intricate in our lives. One of its features - the Google Assistant is used quite extensively by masses to make their life easier and tasks swifter.
Google Assistant is an Artificial Intelligence virtual
assistant developed by Google that can be availed from your
smartphone and smart devices. A very efficient digital assistant
that can hold two-way conversations, as Google says, "Meet your
Google Assistant. Ask it questions. Tell them to do things. It's
your own personal Google, always ready to help whenever you need
it."
"Meet your Google Assistant. Ask it questions. Tell them to do things. It's your own personal Google, always ready to help whenever you need it."
But since it is connected with almost all of your smart
devices and able to listen and record you always, it's imperative
to be concerned over privacy and thus there are few tips that you
should consider to make your Google assistant more safe and
private-
Change Voice Recording Settings
Only recently Google updated their voice recording
privacy settings and you can now opt-in or opt-out for the
voice recording to be saved and shared with their human analyzers.
So, definitely check out these settings in the Your Data in the
Assistant then Audio Recordings and set them as you like
but the recordings saved previously should also be looked into- you
can choose to delete them manually or set how long can Google keep
them.
Turn off Continued Conversation
Under the Continued Conversation feature your
Google Assistant can listen for another follow up question without
you saying 'Hey, Google'. Though the feature can be useful it can
allow your device to listen in when you're not interacting with the
assistant and simply asking a question to someone else.
May want to keep the camera disable when not in
use
If you're using a Google-enabled smart display it's best to
keep the camera disabled when not in use. It might become tedious
to switch it on and off every time you make a video call but it's
better than to keep it on always.
Google Activity Controls
Google Assistant gathers up information from other apps you
use from the Google account for better performance. If you like you
can control the amount and type of information that your Google
Assistance can access for privacy concerns. You can also opt for
auto-delete and intervals for which data can be kept.
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