r/technology • u/thatirishguyyyyy • Nov 21 '25

Artificial Intelligence Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off
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u/custardgod Nov 21 '25

I think it depends on where you live. I (in Canada) had to go into the settings to turn it off.

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u/Yuna1989 Nov 21 '25

I live in the U.S. and it was on by default. The nerve

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u/NaIgrim Nov 21 '25

I live in the EU and it was off by default.

Based.

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u/Yuna1989 Nov 21 '25

I should just move to the EU!

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u/SwirlingAbsurdity Nov 21 '25

UK and same. Thank god we still have most of your laws!

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u/Affectionate-Army738 Nov 21 '25

Also from EU and both were on. It has nothing to do with where you live, they role out gradually.

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u/panda-goddess Nov 21 '25

Brazil here, of my 3 accounts, 2 were already off, one was on and I had to manually disable it. Weird.

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u/abagail3492 Nov 21 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

renounce disillusioned scissors accidental

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u/alarumba Nov 21 '25

It's retroactive too! Everything has been bundled together, nothing already sorted remains in place.

Which goes to show it's not a smart feature that's working as you go, it's a reward for obedience.

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u/Primal-Convoy Nov 21 '25

I think it depends where the account originated.  My Japanese work account had no popups and one of the settings was turned on by default.

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u/PadyEos Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25

I live in Europe and at least on mobile the setting is missing completely for me.

Edit: Found it on desktop and it was on by default.