A case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California is based on claims about Google Assistant recordings. The filing says Google Assistant can activate and record audio without a user saying a hot word or tapping to start it. The claim described in the Reuters report says Google Assistant recorded private conversations after it misheard hot words. Reuters wrote that Google Assistant reacts to “Hey Google” or “Okay Google,” and that mistakes led to “false accepts.”Court papers say Google denied wrongdoing and agreed to settle to avoid risk, cost and uncertainty tied to a trial. The court notice lists Google made products that came with Google Assistant installed.