Fact · Voice privacy and security
Google said in July 2019 that one of its language reviewers violated its data security policies by leaking confidential Dutch audio data.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“one of these language reviewers has violated our data security policies by leaking confidential Dutch audio data”
More information about our processes to safeguard speech data, Google, Google Blog, 2019, Incident paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- The leak, reported by Belgian broadcaster VRT, was the trigger for Google pausing review in the EU.
- What it does not show
- The quote is Google's description of the incident.