Tech giant Google has just agreed to pay a $68 million settlement after a class-action lawsuit alleged that its voice assistant spied on users’ private conversations. Article continues after this ad AdvertisementThe lawsuit says that Google Assistant sometimes switches on by mistake and records chats people thought were private. But to dodge a long court battle and more bad headlines, the tech giant chose to settle instead. This follows a similar case when Apple paid $95 million over its Siri assistant’s recordings. But the message is loud and clear: your gadgets might be listening more than you thought.