Privacy missteps cast cloud over digital assistants

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Date published: August 5, 2019The Star Online"Ryan Calo, faculty co-director of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab, said that while the devices are not listening, there remain concerns over access to conversations.
"If employees are hearing things they shouldn't have access to, that is really a red flag, it's a bad practice," Calo said.
Calo said the privacy concerns around digital assistants are likely to grow as the devices expand their capabilities.