Gemini AI Allegedly Reads Google Drive Files Without Explicit User Consent
July 16, 2024
Kevin Bankston, a privacy activist, claims that Google's Gemini AI scans private Google Drive PDFs without explicit user consent. Bankston reports that after using Gemini on one document, the AI continues to access similar files automatically. Google disputes these claims, stating that Gemini requires proactive user activation and operates within privacy-preserving settings.
- Alleged deployer
- google, gemini
- Alleged developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- kevin-bankston, google-users, google-drive-users
Source
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