Google Assistant – PossibleThreat Articles

Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack

March 2, 2020 0 Comments Android, Apple, bixby, dolphin attack, dolphinattack, Google, Google Assistant, Huawei, lyrebird, motorola, Privacy, Samsung, security threats, Siri, surfingattack, ultrasonic waves, Ultrasound, voice assistants, xiaomi

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:07:04 +0000

Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d4GKhM4slSc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Smart speakers mistakenly eavesdrop up to 19 times a day

February 25, 2020 0 Comments Alexa, amazon, Apple, Cortana, echo dot, Google, Google Assistant, harmon kardon invoke, HomePod, Machine Learning, Microsoft, Privacy, Siri, smart speakers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:47:17 +0000

That smart home speaker isn’t listening to everything you say, according to new research – but it is listening a lot more than it should.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/J0yh5jhzK8w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google’s Super Bowl ad will make you cry. Or wince.

February 4, 2020 0 Comments ads, advertising, adverts, Google, Google Assistant, loretta, Marketing, Privacy, super bowl, Tracking

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:44:29 +0000

Google’s Super Bowl ad featured an elderly man’s voice as he asked Google Assistant to help him remember details about his late wife.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/a63Ljbmk14I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Scammers use bogus search results to fool voice assistants

August 20, 2019 0 Comments Alexa, amazon, Apple, Cortana, ESTA visa, Google, Google Assistant, security threats, Siri, tech support scam, voice assistants

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:41:10 +0000

The Better Business Bureau reports that scammers have worked out how to game search results for company customer support telephone numbers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3nK_drrO_gM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Your Skype Translator calls may be heard by humans

August 9, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Cortana, Google Assistant, Microsoft, Privacy, Siri, skype

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:26:32 +0000

A Skype Translator insider claims it’s good because humans are listening in and helping to train its artificial intelligence.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nP5shmE4_uY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google and Apple suspend contractor access to voice recordings

August 5, 2019 0 Comments Alexa, amazon, Apple, Apple Watch, Google, Google Assistant, Privacy, Siri, smart speakers, voice

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:20:21 +0000

Apple and Google have announced that they will limit the way audio recorded by their voice assistants, Siri and Google Assistant, are accessed internally by contractors.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6WDIUcUa8Ns” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Listening in: Humans hear the private info Siri accidentally records

July 30, 2019 0 Comments Alexa, Apple, Apple Watch, contractors, Google Assistant, HomePod, IoT, Machine Learning, Privacy, Siri, Uncategorized, voice assistants

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:28:24 +0000

Apple Watch and HomePod have the highest rate of inadvertent recordings, a whistleblower says.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NBH7Od8K-QM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>