Google could face a backlash over privacy after admitting that Nest users were not told about the existence of a microphone on their devices. Early this month, Nest Secure was updated to allow users ...

Google conceded today that it was an "error" to keep a microphone covertly installed in its Nest Guard device a secret from users since its late 2017 release. The California-based technology giant ...

Here's one way to let users know that the gadget you sold them includes a microphone that you forgot to tell them about: You can announce an over-the-air software ...

Google said it forgot to mention that it included a microphone in its Nest Secure home alarm system. The announcement on Wednesday is the latest privacy flub by one of the tech industry's leading ...

Android 12 adds the ability to quickly toggle on or off — to enable or disable — microphone and camera access for apps and using the tool on Pixel devices really couldn’t be easier. But, of course, ...

It's not every day you get a straight up "our bad" from a tech giant. Google announced in early February that its Nest Guard device — the hub for managing a Nest Secure home security system— would get ...