Google devices may have been recording you - here's how to turn off the feature

Users of Google Home or Google Nest devices may have had their voice recorded while at home - but there are easy ways to check if recordings have been made and delete them.

In 2019, it was revealed that both Google and Amazon allow human contractors to listen to audio clips recorded in the homes of device users.

At the time, David Monsees, product manager for Google Search said:

"As part of our work to develop speech technology for more languages, we partner with language experts around the world who understand the nuances and accents of a specific language.”

"These language experts review and transcribe a small set of queries to help us better understand those languages. This is a critical part of the process of building speech technology, and is necessary to create products like the Google Assistant,” he added.

Following a backlash from the revelations, Google changed its policy so Home or Nest users have to specifically opt-in to have their voice searches recorded.