Stefan BohacekNov 20

EDIT: The Malwarebytes article has been updated:

"After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case."

This confusion could've been easily avoided if Google was more clear in how they communicate with their users.

ORIGINAL:

PSA to anyone who uses Gmail!

"Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or AI-generated replies. Unless you decide to take action."

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off

#gmail #AI

[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"

Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.

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Show thread.vad//hakara🧭Nov 20
@stefan So even though I've just opted out, they presumably have already scanned all the stuff I already had in my account before the moment I toggled those switches, and won't be giving up that data even if they say they will. Awesome.
Show threadStefan BohacekNov 20

@vadhakara Yeah, this feels like a symbolic action. I'm sure there will be more settings to check off soon.

It's probably best to find a good replacement for Gmail at this point, or at least not use it for anything sensitive.

Show threadkcpNov 21
@stefan @vadhakara already done just that
Proton or tuta mail.
Show threadshadytr33
@kcpoole @stefan @vadhakara Don't forget Thunderbird.
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Show threadkcpNov 21
@shadytr33 @stefan @vadhakara use tbird for mt self hosted email