Google Assistant-enabled devices allegedly found to listen in on users

[Redaktion]

The Belgian news outlet VRT NWS claims to have gained access to audio recordings made as a result of Google Assistant 'listening' to user speech or activity. The recordings were leaked to VRT by a Google subcontractor. This apparent evidence suggests that the search giant allows these workers access to information that would have remained private were it not for the presence of the Assistant.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-Assistant-enabled-devices-allegedly-found-to-listen-in-on-users.427391.0.html

[Sinocelt]

> The Mountain View company rationalizes these practices by declaring that it needs them in order to help its AI learn fine distinctions and variations while listening to languages such as Dutch.

Does it mean I too can rationalize doing something illegal (let's say, stealing money from Google) if I have a reason for it (let's say, buying a car or funding charity work)?