Google Workspace lets Gemini access your company data by default - how to shut it down
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- Internal AI access can create compliance and privacy risks.
- Workspace admins can turn off intelligence sources.
- Google gives Gemini access to Workspace data by default.
I have long accepted one fundamental truth: Google knows everything that I do. I've been using Gmail as my primary life dashboard for over a decade now. Apart from the occasional ad in my Gmail interface, Google really hasn't abused my trust. But still, Gmail sees all. Gmail knows all.
Every email message I have sent or received since before Hamilton opened on Broadway has been processed through Google's voracious data maw.
So, when it comes to the Gemini chatbot, I haven't been too upset that Google's AI seems to know what's in my email or my Google Docs. In fact, that capability helped me out at one point....
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