# The Google Home Speaker Has Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data

- Source: WIRED
- Published: 2026-10-22T20:05:51+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/google-home-speaker-bug-oct-2026/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-google-home-speaker-has-been-secretly-eating-my-wi-fi-data-2f207b/

My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combined. As I looked into it further, I found other smart home devices that had the same problem.

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