Google Contractors Listen to Recordings of People Using Virtual Assistant

Google said contractors are listening to customer audio recorded by the company’s virtual assistant, a disclosure prompted by a media report that adds to privacy concerns associated with the technology.

Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS said in a report this week that the Alphabet Inc.GOOG 0.01% unit employs contractors around the globe to listen to some recordings of conversations that people have with the Google Assistant, which is available on its Google Home speakers and Android devices.