# Google pays $68M for recording you

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Podcast: [The Kim Komando Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kim-komando-show-6900549)
Published: 2026-01-31T08:59:00+00:00
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## Resource

Heads up! This episode contains the full show (all three hours) in one file. Check the timestamps below to navigate to the start of each hour. Your smart speaker is listening. You didn’t know. I cover why Google paid $68 million to settle eavesdropping claims. Then I talk to Aaron, a student from Baton Rouge who turned in his final paper and got flagged for AI cheating, even though he didn’t use AI. Plus, how one island got rich from the .ai domain boom and the AirTag 2 launch. Timecodes: 00:00 - Hour 1 42:15 - Hour 2 01:25:00 - Hour 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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