Prevent Google Speaker From Logging Searches With Guest Mode
You can now enable the new ” Guest Mode ” on Google smart speakers and displays, such as Nest Audio, and make device sharing less of a privacy risk. This feature blocks Google Assistant from saving any commands and questions you ask it – usually useful for getting your digital assistant to know you better, but problematic if you’re in a situation where multiple people bully your digital assistant.
Any commands your smart speakers hear when Guest Mode is on will not be added to your Google Assistant’s recording history or your Google Account. (However, Guest Mode does not block data collection by third-party apps or other Google services such as Google Search, Maps, or YouTube.) Guest Mode also prevents Google Assistant from suggesting personalized information such as calendar events, reminders, or media favorites. – in any results that he shares.
Google Assistant’s new Guest Mode brings clear data privacy benefits, but its best use is right in the name: It allows your guests to use your smart speakers without registering their interactions. It also means you don’t have to constantly remove unrelated (or unwanted) voice prompts from your Google Assistant recording history.
To enable guest mode, simply say “Ok Google, enable guest mode.” To turn it off, say, “Ok Google, turn off guest mode.” Google Assistant can also provide you with more information on this feature by asking, “Ok Google, tell me about Guest Mode.”
If you forget to turn on Guest Mode before looking for something you don’t want to save, you can easily remove the command from your Google Assistant history by saying “Ok Google, delete my last entry” or “Ok Google, that wasn’t the case.” t for you. “
You can also ask the smart column to delete entries from the last day, week, or month. This will erase all data from the query’s temporary window – which is efficient, but might be overkill if you just need to clear a command or two.
Instead of a scorched earth approach, you can manage the complete history of Google Assistant in your Google account and remove certain old entries from the list. You will also find settings to automatically delete Google Assistant data after a certain amount of time.