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Google appears to save every query ever made. In fact, there's a book about this which is rather fascinating, "Everybody Lies," by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.
amazon.com: Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are: Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth: 9780062390868: Amazon.com: BooksI have been adding links to Google Gemini searches in my posts in case anyone wants to read the details. Google apparently saves every search.
I just received an e-mail from Google Gemini.
Meet Gemini, your new AI assistant
With Gemini on your Android device, you can get help writing, learning, creating, and getting more done—even complex tasks. Go hands-free and have a natural, free-flowing voice conversation with Gemini Live1 to brainstorm ideas or talk things out. Learn more about what you can do with Gemini.
Gemini uses info from your devices and services to help you
Gemini uses this info to provide more customized and context-aware help. For example, Gemini accesses certain system permissions and data, like call and message logs, and your contacts (to help you keep in touch by sending messages or calling), and
information visible on your screen or accessible within the apps (to help you act on it).
Gemini works with apps With your permission, Gemini can respond with info from other tools, apps, and services
like Google Keep and YouTube. To allow connected apps to generate helpful responses,
Gemini shares some of your info with them. You can manage your apps in your settings.
...
Gemini activity and your choices
Your chats, what you share with Gemini (like files, videos, screens, and photos),
audio, transcripts, and recordings of your Gemini Live interactions, your feedback,
info from websites you visit with Gemini, product usage, and location info are
saved in Gemini Apps Activity (if your Keep Activity setting is on). This data is
reviewed by trained service providers and used to improve Google services
(including Gemini models and other generative AI models). It's also used to
personalize your experience, depending on your settings and region. When
Google uses your activity to improve its services, it gets help from human reviewers.
To protect your privacy, chats are disconnected from your account before being
sent to service providers for review. You can turn off Keep Activity anytime.
Be sure not to include info you wouldn't want reviewed or used. .. [end quote]
This gives me the heeby-jeebies.
What do you think? Is this safe?
Wendy
