"In a Thursday blog post, security firm Malwarebytes detailed a new change now rolling out to Gmail users in which their private emails and attachments are being used to train the company's Gemini and other AI tools. Specifically, your emails could be analyzed to improve such features as Gmail's Smart Compose, Smart Reply, and predictive text. But it doesn't stop there. Google may also be snooping on your data in Chat, Meet, and Drive."
"The problem here is that these options could be enabled automatically without your knowledge or permission. I checked the three Gmail settings described by Malwarebytes. All three were turned on. The setting for "Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet" allows Google to use your content in Gmail, Chat, and Meet to provide smart features. The setting for "Smart features in Google Workspace" grants Gemini access to your data, allowing it to summarize your content."
Google can use private emails and attachments from Gmail, plus data from Chat, Meet, and Drive, to train Gemini and other AI tools. The data can be analyzed to improve Smart Compose, Smart Reply, predictive text, and to summarize content. Three Gmail settings control these capabilities: Turn on smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet; Smart features in Google Workspace; and Smart features in other Google products. The settings may be enabled automatically without user knowledge or permission. A lawsuit has been filed alleging privacy violations. Users may face unexpected data exposure when using smart features.
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