Google is training AI on even more of your data now, unless you opt out - here's how
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Google has again changed its policy regarding how it uses your data.
- Images, voice searches, and videos can be used to train LLMs
- You can disable this feature to retain your privacy.
When you upload any media to Google's search services, it's now being used to train AI. The result? Less privacy -- unless you opt out.
Google quietly updated its search privacy settings last month, as announced in an email, and automatically opted all its customers into its expanded AI training. Here's the updated documentation:
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"You can choose whether Google saves media to your Search Services History when you're signed in. Saved media includes your images, files, audio, and video from your interactions with Search services. Your media may be used...
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