Voice assistants such as Google Assistant are an integral part of our daily lives. Learn how to use "My Google Activity" to protect your privacy and your data in a connected environment.
Understanding privacy issues with Google Assistant
Google Assistant simplifies our lives by offering voice control for many tasks, such as managing home automation or reading the news. However, this voice assistant also records and stores your voice commands and other data in "My Google Activity". It is therefore crucial to know how to protect your privacy and manage this information.
Access and manage your voice data
To access and manage data recorded by Google Assistant, sign in to your Google Account and go to the "My Activity" page. Here you can view, delete or pause the recording of your voice commands.
Control your Google Assistant's privacy settings
Open the Google Home app on your smartphone to manage your Google Assistant's privacy settings. Select Assistant settings, then choose “Privacy”. Thus, you can modify the parameters related to the recording and sharing of your data.
Regularly delete voice recordings
It is essential to regularly check and eliminate voice recordings stored in "My Google Activity". You can do this manually by selecting and deleting individual records, or by using the auto-delete feature to delete data after a certain period of time.
Enable guest mode to maintain privacy
To prevent certain interactions with your Google Assistant from being recorded, enable guest mode. When this mode is enabled, voice commands and queries will not be saved to "My Google Activity". just say "Hey Google, turn on guest mode" to activate it.
Inform and educate other users
If other people use your device with Google Assistant, let them know how their data is saved and shared. Encourage them to use guest mode and check their own Google Account privacy settings.
Protecting your privacy in a connected environment is paramount. By combining "My Google Activity" with Google Assistant, you can manage and control the data recorded to maintain your privacy and that of other users.
