Google's AI can see your business data by default in Workspace - unless you disable it
In Google Workspace, Gemini has access to Gmail, Docs, Calendar, Chat, and more by default. Here's why it matters, and how administrators can disable it today.
Google's AI, Gemini, has default access to all data within Workspace unless explicitly disabled by administrators. This could pose compliance and privacy risks for businesses using Google Workspace. Gemini, available across various Workspace services like Chat, Drive, Docs, Calendar, Meet, and Gmail, utilizes Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to search and retrieve relevant company information in real-time.
While Google assures that this data isn't used for training or shared with other entities, concerns arise from potential compliance, departmental isolation, and insider threat implications. To disable Gemini's access to Workspace Intelligence Sources, an admin must navigate to admin.google.com, select Generative AI, and then Gemini in Workspace.
From there, the Workspace Intelligence Sources block allows disabling these sources for the entire organization.
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