
And most recently, Amazon admitted an Echo smart speaker recorded a couple at home, saved the audio, and sent the files to someone on their contact list - all on its own.Ĭlicking on a rogue link through a smartphone or computer can give hackers access to the location where a Google Home or Chromecast sits, if it's connected to the same network.

Both Amazon Alexa and Google Home required patches in 2017 from the Bluetooth-based BlueBourne hack. When first released, the Google Home Mini was caught recording everything it heard, and sending the data back to Google.

Google Home isn't immune to kinks in its system.
