Google has agreed to pay $68 M to settle a lawsuit, claiming it recorded and shared users’ private conversations without consent. Google decides to pay $68 million over lawsuit claiming it listened to private conversationsGoogle is paying $68 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its Google Assistant voice assistant recorded and shared users’ private conversations without consent. The lawsuit claims the Google Assistant recorded users’ private conversations. There are also allegations about Google using the recordings to target users with ads, monetizing their private moments. Google Assistant remains in standby mode, awaiting the activation phrase “Hey Google”.