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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out (www.malwarebytes.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If you're using Gmail, you're trusting Google with your data, which is already such a terrible conflict of interest for Google that I can't imagine being surprised that they're training AI on your data too.

Opting out isn't going to do anything. Google will happily violate your privacy anyway and pay the fine ten years from now. They've done it before, and only a fool would think they won't do it again.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

Some of us have literal decades of data that is very difficult to move off of Google.

Just because I still use it doesn't mean I trust Google.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To fully opt out, you must turn off Gmail’s “Smart features” in two separate locations in your settings. Don’t miss one, or AI training may continue.

Step 1: Turn off Smart Features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet settings

Step 2: Turn off Google Workspace Smart Features

Further instructions are detailed in the article.

[–] IceFoxX@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In 2 locations..
Step 1: 3 locations
Step 2: ;)

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 5 points 2 months ago

I’ve told so many people this was inevitable and they all said I was being dramatic.

[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 4 points 2 months ago

They can’t read your emails if you opt out of using Google services.