⚠ Key Privacy Concerns
Google Gemini conversations are integrated with your entire Google account ecosystem. Your prompts can inform ad targeting, are combined with data from Gmail, Search, YouTube, and Maps, and may be retained for up to 3 years. Understanding Google's actual data practices requires navigating multiple interconnected privacy policies.
Data They Collect
Everything Google gathers through Gemini and across their services.
What they collect: Prompts combined with entire Google account data including Search history, Gmail content, YouTube views, location history, Chrome browsing, device information, voice recordings, and purchase history across Google services.
Who gets your data: Flows to Google's ad network, YouTube, Search, Google Ads partners, analytics services, and potentially third-party apps integrated with Google Workspace.
How long: Up to 3 years retention for Gemini conversations by default. Deletion requires navigating complex processes across multiple Google services. Data may persist in backups and derived insights.
Your control: Buried in Google's labyrinthine settings across multiple dashboards. Activity controls exist but are scattered, confusing, and don't fully prevent data use for model training.
Security: Google infrastructure is highly secure with industry-leading protections. However, the vast combination of data creates significant exposure if breached, and internal access policies for AI training raise concerns.
Clarity: Privacy policy references multiple interconnected Google policies. Understanding actual practices requires reading policies for Gemini, Google AI, Google Privacy, and individual service terms - a maze of cross-references.
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