Are you worried about Google eavesdropping on our conversations or recordings? Although Google emphasizes that it will not use mobile phones or browsers to eavesdrop on users’ voices without permission, it officially claims that as long as the information used for services such as Google search, voice assistant or Google Maps is used, it will be anonymously stored on Google servers.
If you want to prevent Google from eavesdropping on your words on your phone, or prevent your phone’s voice and audio conversations from being monitored, you can turn off Google’s eavesdropping function “Voice and Audio Activity” through the computer version of Chrome, iPhone, and Android shared in this article. Just use Three steps can prevent your privacy from being monitored and prevent all phone sounds and conversations from flowing to Google.
How to turn off the eavesdropping function of Google on the computer version?
If you want to prevent the computer version of Google Chrome from eavesdropping on you, you can avoid it by turning off the “Voice & Audio Activity” Google eavesdropping feature. Here’s how to do it:
Step 1. Open the Google Chrome browser, click the “Photo” icon in the upper right corner, and select “Manage your Google Account.”
Step 2. Click “Data & Privacy” from the menu on the left, and find the logging settings block to select the “Network and App Activity” function.
Step 3. Just make sure that the “Include voice and audio activity” function under the accessory settings is unchecked to ensure that Google will not monitor and eavesdrop on your conversations.
How to turn off eavesdropping/monitoring on Android and iPhone phones?
If you want to prevent your mobile phone from eavesdropping on your conversation, whether it is an iPhone or Android device, you can turn off the monitoring function through Google-related applications. The detailed operations are as follows:
1. Go to manage Google account
Open Google Chrome or Gmail App directly through your iPhone / Android phone, click on the user’s photo icon in the upper right corner, and click “Manage your Google Account”.
2. Web and App Activity Settings
After switching to the “Data & Privacy” page from the top, find “Web & App Activity.”
3. Turn off voice and audio activity history
Make sure the “Include voice and audio activity” option is turned off (uncheck it) to avoid being eavesdropped by Google.
Summary of turning off Google monitoring function
Although Google officially points out that when users use common services such as Google search, Google Maps or Google Assistant, the voice and audio content generated will be recorded anonymously. If you do not want to be monitored or recorded by Google, you can use iPhone, Android or Chrome to turn it off. “Web and App Activity” prevents data from being transmitted to Google servers. Even if the voice and audio activity services are turned off, it will not affect the audio recognition technology provided by Google.