"Engineering YouTuber Dave Jones noticed this week that he had been opted into a set of new Workspace smart features without ever being asked. According to Google's help page for the features, the point of the on-by-default settings is to add its Gemini AI across Workspace in order to suck in all your Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, and Meet data so that it can all be cross-referenced."
"As Google notes further down on the help page - where it says the setting isn't on by default in the EU, Switzerland, UK or Japan due to those regions' more robust privacy laws and tries to justify getting users to opt in - any and all of the smart Workspace features that users enable may result in Workspace content and activity being processed to improve those features."
"Google is clear on what that means, but not on that help page. You'll need to visit a different article to get the gist of what Google intends to do with Workspace user data. There, you'll find the following passage: We do not use your Workspace data to train or improve the underlying generative AI and large language models that power Bard, Search, and other systems outside of Workspace without permission."
Google is rolling out Workspace smart features that integrate Gemini AI across Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, and Meet. Many accounts are being opted into the features by default outside jurisdictions with stronger privacy laws. The default settings enable Workspace content and activity to be processed to improve those smart features. Google states that Workspace data will not be used to train or improve generative AI and large language models outside Workspace without permission. Ambiguity in help documentation and reports of opt-ins without explicit consent raise concerns that personal emails and documents could be processed or used for model training. Users can change settings to opt out.
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