The idea of having a voice controlled assistant to help you out with the daily grind is seductive. And two of the biggest companies in the world – Amazon and Google – are vying for control of our homes and our data. Two children, one hanging off each arm, means at times, voice control is the only way I get things done. The amount of data the Amazon Echo – and its Google counterpart - collects on users should give you pause for thought. Court caseAlready the Echo and its data has been the subject of a court case in the US.

Source: The Irish Times February 15, 2018 06:00 UTC