HOW TECH TITANS LISTEN IN ON VOICE RECORDINGS

VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS COMPLICATE THE PRIVACY ISSUE

When you speak to a virtual assistant on your mobile device, wearable, computer or smart speaker, it’s easy to assume that it’s a truly private conversation between just you and the assistant. However, numerous revelations in recent weeks and months will, for many people, have cast significant doubt on that theory. Many big-name tech companies have been listening in, albeit reportedly only in a select few, carefully justified instances. Do we have reason to be worried?

TECH GIANTS CAUGHT WITH THEIR HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR

For years, user privacy has been a major issue in the tech sphere. This has undoubtedly been exacerbated by the Cambridge Analytica scandal that engulfed Facebook