<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">From another list: <div><br></div><div>Lauren has been working at and then with Google for over quarter of a century, and still continues to get good inside scoop on what Google is up to. Below is his warning about Google’s use of AI in Gmail. </div><div><br></div><div>Though email and most other digital communication should never have been considered private, AI has made privacy of digital email/docs much more susceptible to discovery - especially under the current administration.</div><div><br></div><div>Below are recommendations how to disable AI in Gmail.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a great long weekend,</div><div>Olga<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[ PFIR ] Gemini AI may already be enabled by default in your Gmail -- Google says it will share with law enforcement, etc. I DO NOT TRUST GOOGLE.</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><br></div><br><div><div><br>THIS IS IMPORTANT: DO NOT TRUST GOOGLE GEMINI, and it may already be<br>enabled in your GMAIL BY DEFAULT.<br><br>DO NOT TRUST GOOGLE!<br><br>Google says it may share your interactions with Gemini AI with law<br>enforcement, including involving Gemini features in Gmail. Given<br>Google's CEO Sundar's enthusiastic embrace of the Fascist Trump<br>administration and teaming Gemini with Hegseth's Department of<br>Defense, I NO LONGER TRUST GOOGLE.<br><br>Pay attention to this. Google -- as always -- says they do not give<br>user data to law enforcement except with a valid warrant. This has<br>long been true, but I no longer trust Google to honor this position. A<br>quick call from Trump to Sundar could well be enough to bypass those<br>past protections. Discussing an anti-Trump demonstration? Abortion?<br>Helping local immigrants? You can no longer trust Google to not treat<br>your data as fodder for fascist Trump, irrespective of Google's public<br>statements.<br><br>VERY IMPORTANT: It appears that if you have "Smart Features" enabled<br>in Gmail -- which has long included a variety of features, you now<br>probably (or soon will) also have Gemini scouring through your email.<br>I STRONGLY RECOMMEND turning this off. Can we be sure Google will<br>really honor this choice given their embrace of Trump? No, but it's<br>important to have specified your choice on the record.<br><br>To turn off Gmail smart features (apparently including Gemini, though<br>other ways to ostensibly turn off Gemini in Gmail may also be<br>available):<br><br>Enter Gmail<br><br>Click the Gear icon at the upper right<br><br>Click "See all settings"<br><br>Stay on the "General" tab<br><br>Scroll down to "Smart features" -- make sure it is unchecked<br><br>Just below this (currently) is "Google Workspace smart features"<br><br>Click the "Manage Workspace smart feature settings" bubble<br><br>Make sure the toggles are OFF (to the left) for everything listed in<br>the pop-up that appears. Be SURE TO SCROLL DOWN -- there are currently<br>TWO toggles but the second may be completely hidden if you don't grab<br>the little scrollbar on the right and pull it down. Again, make sure<br>BOTH toggles are off.<br><br>Click Save<br><br>Now back on the General Tab, scroll all the way to the bottom of the<br>page and click Save Changes if that button is not already greyed out<br>and unclickable.<br><br>That's what I have for you for now, based on the information I have<br>right now. More as I learn more.<br><br>It's a terrible situation that pains me greatly. Before you ask, I do<br>not at this time have a recommendation for other major email<br>providers.<br><br>How you proceed is up to you, of course.<br><br>Take care.<br><br>L<br><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>