Google is rolling out new privacy settings that automatically enable the use of user search history, including uploaded media and audio, for AI training. Users must actively opt out through their My Activity settings to prevent their data from being used for up to four years, even after deletion. This move by Google, which leverages its vast user base and integrated services, has drawn criticism from privacy advocates who argue for an opt-in system rather than an opt-out. AI
IMPACT Users must actively manage privacy settings to control how their data is used for AI training, highlighting a growing tension between data collection and user privacy.
RANK_REASON Article discusses a change in a widely used product's privacy settings and how users can opt out, rather than a new product release or core AI research.
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- Davis Thompson
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Google Lens
- Google Translate
- Search Personalization Using Machine Learning
- Search Services History
- Thorin Klosowski
- Web & App Activity
- Wired
- Google Search
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