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A serious issue with the voice assistant's touch panel meant a "small number" of them went rogue, and kept monitoring their users even when they weren't supposed to. The Google Home Mini had originally been programmed to record you when you either said "Okay Google" or "Hey Google", or tapped and held a touch panel on it. "We've decided to permanently remove all top touch functionality on Google Home Mini," said Google. The Home Mini, a miniature version of Google Home, the company's smart voice assistant, will come out on 19 October, costing £49.