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Privacy and securityMonth 6Record demo-017

Voice assistant stores recordings longer than stated

Illustrative example - not a real incident.

Type of harm

Privacy and security

Who was affected

People

AI tool (fictional)

Example Home Assistant

What happened

In this made-up example, recordings were kept longer than the settings page said.

Reported impact

Example impact: private audio was stored without clear consent.

Evidence and sources

No real source - fictional demonstration.

Review status

Example: needs more evidence. In the real archive, a person will check sources before a record is marked reviewed. Finding a report with software does not make it confirmed.

Platform in development