Google found itself at the centre of a new privacy scandal yesterday, after it emerged that it has buried a secret microphone in its Nest Secure alarm system. It came to light after Google launched a software update allowing users to control the Nest devices with their voices. The Nest Security alarm system containing a microphone has been sold throughout the US, but is yet to go on sale in Europe. She added: 'It is hard to believe Google cares about people's privacy after selling a security product with a secret microphone in it.' Last year, a so-called 'white hat'– a hacker who sets out to do good – managed to take control of another man's Nest Security device.

Source: Daily Mail February 20, 2019 16:00 UTC