Gemini quietly gains Gmail reading privileges; scholar complains 'all your data or nothing'
paulnovosad · x · 2026-11-12
Economist paul novosad reports that Gemini suddenly gained privileges to read his Gmail, with "share your data to improve Gemini" enabled by default and hard to turn off. Disabling all smart features also kills pre-AI conveniences like autocomplete and suggested replies—"all your data or nothing." He picked nothing and called the design stupid.
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