US EditionGoogle Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users
The class-action suit claims Google activated Gemini AI by default in Gmail and Chat, accessing private communications without consent, possibly violating California privacy laws.
- On Tuesday, a proposed class-action suit filed in San Jose alleges Google activated Gemini by default across Gmail, Google Chat and Meet, collecting private messages and attachments without consent.
- Google's ad-driven business relies on free services that attract billions, while Gemini, pitched as opt-in, also makes products stickier and powers paid Cloud and Workspace features amid rivals.
- The complaint says leaving Gemini set to on let the system access the "entire recorded history" of users' communications, while turning it off requires navigating layered privacy settings most users never see.
- Plaintiffs allege violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act and seek class-action status, potentially testing how old privacy laws apply to modern AI, Thele v. Google LLC says.
- Precedent shows Google faced prior privacy setbacks, including a 2018 Google+ bug exposing 500,000 users' data and a 2023 payment of nearly $100 million to California, amid ongoing European scrutiny.
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nexusnewsfeed.comGoogle sued for using AI to snoop on users
The company has been accused of secretly enabling Gemini to collect data without user knowledge or consent. Google has been accused in a lawsuit of using its AI assistant Gemini to illegally intercept and monitor the private communications of users across its Gmail, chat, and video-conferencing services, Bloomberg has reported. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in a California federal court, said the Alphabet Inc. unit had previously made its AI opt…
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Google accused in suit of using Gemini AI tool to snoop on users
By Robert Burnson, Bloomberg News Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs. In the past, users of Gmail, Chat and Meet were given the option to turn on Google’s artificial intelligence program. But in October, the Alphabet Inc. unit “secretly” turned on Gemini for all those applications, enabling it to coll…
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