Google Home Mini Malfunction Raises Fears Of Smart Devices Listening Too Much

Google found itself in some hot water this week when a glitch was discovered in its soon-to-be-released Google Home Mini: The device was found to be recording the user's actions even when they hadn't used a "wake word" to activate it.

Ben Johnson (@TheBrockJohnson), who covers tech for Here & Now, explains how wake words work, what went wrong with the device and how worried we should be in the long term about devices listening in.