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7/6/2026
The original headline is: "If you use Google, you're training its AI. Here's how to opt out."

The original headline is: "If you use Google, you're training its AI. Here's how to opt out."

Original: If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

Short summary

Google's privacy settings now permit its AI to train on more user data by default. Users can opt out via privacy controls. This affects anyone with a Google account and concerned about data usage for AI training.

  • Google updated privacy defaults to allow broader AI training on user data
  • Users can disable this in account privacy settings
  • Applies globally to all Google account holders

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