![Sony is now recording all PS4 voice chat with today's mandatory firmware update. The excuse? "Safety." Sony has a long history of giving private user info to third parties, government agencies, hackers... : Sony is now recording all PS4 voice chat with today's mandatory firmware update. The excuse? "Safety." Sony has a long history of giving private user info to third parties, government agencies, hackers... :](https://i.redd.it/sezxcz7eu3t51.jpg)
Sony is now recording all PS4 voice chat with today's mandatory firmware update. The excuse? "Safety." Sony has a long history of giving private user info to third parties, government agencies, hackers... :
![Tom Warren on X: "PS4 users are seeing notifications about voice recordings when joining parties. Sony has clarified this is actually a PS5 feature that lets people record voice chats and report Tom Warren on X: "PS4 users are seeing notifications about voice recordings when joining parties. Sony has clarified this is actually a PS5 feature that lets people record voice chats and report](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EkUzlPaWAAIEkht.png)
Tom Warren on X: "PS4 users are seeing notifications about voice recordings when joining parties. Sony has clarified this is actually a PS5 feature that lets people record voice chats and report
![Screenshot] RANT: First Sony removes public parties, then they made it extremely hard to join a group party with strangers, bow they are removing GAME CHAT? What's with the anti social push Screenshot] RANT: First Sony removes public parties, then they made it extremely hard to join a group party with strangers, bow they are removing GAME CHAT? What's with the anti social push](https://i.redd.it/9a4yt1j0t7661.jpg)
Screenshot] RANT: First Sony removes public parties, then they made it extremely hard to join a group party with strangers, bow they are removing GAME CHAT? What's with the anti social push
![UPDATE] PlayStation 4 system update 8.00 warns your party voice chat can be recorded and sent to Sony for review | TheSixthAxis UPDATE] PlayStation 4 system update 8.00 warns your party voice chat can be recorded and sent to Sony for review | TheSixthAxis](https://www.thesixthaxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Party.jpg)
UPDATE] PlayStation 4 system update 8.00 warns your party voice chat can be recorded and sent to Sony for review | TheSixthAxis
![The internet briefly thought Sony was listening to PS4 party chat, and the memes rolled in | Eurogamer.net The internet briefly thought Sony was listening to PS4 party chat, and the memes rolled in | Eurogamer.net](https://assetsio.reedpopcdn.com/the-internet-briefly-thought-their-ps4s-were-spying-on-them-and-the-memes-rolled-in-1602778918771.jpg?width=1200&height=600&fit=crop&enable=upscale&auto=webp)
The internet briefly thought Sony was listening to PS4 party chat, and the memes rolled in | Eurogamer.net
![PlayStation apologizes, clarifies PS5 voice chat recording feature details amid privacy concerns from players | Fox Business PlayStation apologizes, clarifies PS5 voice chat recording feature details amid privacy concerns from players | Fox Business](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2020/07/0/0/Playstation-5-PLAYSTATION.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)