5 easy Gemini settings tweaks to protect your privacy from AI
Published on: 2025-07-04 23:23:53
ZDNET
If you're an Android user, you are familiar with Gemini, as it has replaced Google Assistant as the default.
Although Gemini is a powerful and helpful tool, some worry that it invades their privacy. If you use the default settings, that concern is not too far from the truth. If you happen to share that mindset, I have five tips to help you maximize your privacy when using Gemini on your Android device.
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Fortunately, these tips aren't challenging, so anyone can use them.
Are you ready? Let's get private.
1. Disable the Workspaces extension
The second Gemini became my default assistant on Android, this was the first change I made. Why? I don't want Google to use my work to train its LLMs. And even if Google claims they don't currently do that, who's to say they won't in the future? Or maybe I just don't want Gemini to have access to my manuscripts, scripts, and other creative works.
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