{
  "id": 1478192,
  "title": "Google Workspace lets Gemini access your company data by default - how to shut it down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/google-workspace-lets-gemini-access-your-company-data-by-default-how",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-workspace-lets-gemini-access-your-company-data-by-default-how-to-shut-it-down/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Workspace automatically grants access to Gemini, its AI chatbot, for all Workspace services including Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Chat. While Google states that Gemini does not use this data for training or sharing outside the company, concerns arise around compliance, privacy, and departmental isolation. Administrators can disable this feature through the admin console, but individual users may require special handling to restrict access.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}