Google Gemini updated its privacy notice on April 29, 2026 to clarify what types of recordings are collected and potentially used to improve its services. Previously, the policy referred to 'audio, recordings and transcripts' and 'Live recordings,' but now it explicitly specifies 'audio, Gemini Live videos and screenshares' — making it clearer that video and screen capture data from Gemini Live sessions are part of what Google may collect. This matters because users should know that video content and screenshares — not just audio — may be stored and, if opted in, used to train Google's AI models.
Google Gemini's updated privacy notice makes explicit that Gemini Live sessions may capture video and screenshares — not just audio — which are stored in your activity and can be used for AI training if you've opted in. This is a clarification of what was already collected, but it signals that the scope of data includes sensitive visual content like your screen. You can visit Gemini Apps Activity settings to review or adjust whether Google is permitted to use your audio and Gemini Live videos and screenshares to improve its services.
Google is now being clearer that it can capture your video and screen during Gemini Live sessions, not just your voice — and this data may be used to train AI if you've turned that setting on.
Businesses that use Gemini for their customers may need to update their own privacy policies to disclose that video and screen capture data from Gemini Live is collected.
Users of Gemini Live should now be aware that their video and screen content — not just their voice — is explicitly identified as data Google collects and may use for AI training if they have opted in. This is particularly significant for users who share sensitive on-screen information during Gemini Live sessions.
This is the 2nd significant Data Collection Expansion change Google Gemini has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.
ConductAtlas has recorded 5 material changes to this document over 37 days of monitoring (since March 2026). An additional minor or cosmetic changes were excluded.
3 of Google Gemini's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.
Policy now explicitly names 'Gemini Live videos and screenshares' as collected data, replacing vague references to 'recordings and transcripts,' expanding the clearly disclosed scope of collection.
The opt-in setting for improving Google services now explicitly covers 'Gemini Live videos and screenshares,' making clear that video and screen capture data — not just audio — is eligible for AI model training.
The description of saved activity was updated to remove 'transcripts' as a separately named item and replace it with 'Gemini Live videos and screenshares,' changing what users understand is stored.
ConductAtlas Policy Archive Entity: Google Gemini | Document: Gemini Apps Privacy Notice | Record: CA-C-000718 Captured: 2026-04-29 06:41:53 UTC URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-29-google-gemini-gemini-apps-privacy-notice-718/ Accessed: May 2, 2026
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Google Gemini revised its privacy notice on April 29, 2026 to explicitly identify 'Gemini Live videos and screenshares' as collected data categories, replacing vague references to 'recordings and transcripts.' This touches GDPR Art. 13(1)(c) (categories of data processed), Art. 5(1)(b) (purpose limitation), and CCPA Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 (right to know what is collected). Compliance teams using Gemini in enterprise or customer-facing contexts should assess whether their own privacy notices and DPAs adequately disclose video and screenshare data collection by a third-party processor. Action is recommended if your organization's privacy notice or vendor contracts do not already enumerate video and screenshare data from AI assistant tools.
1. GDPR Art. 13(1)(c): Data controllers must inform individuals of the categories of personal data processed — the explicit addition of 'videos and screenshares' as a named data category may require downstream controllers to update their own Art. 13 disclosures if they deploy Gemini for their users.
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This new provision explicitly enumerates all types of data collected by Gemini Apps, establishing a comprehensive baseline of personal information capture that was not previously detailed in the notice.
This new provision discloses the cross-service data integration and usage across Google's ecosystem, revealing that Gemini can access and correlate data from Search, YouTube, and location history, representing a significant expansion of data interconnection not previously disclosed.
Removal of this explicit warning about submitting confidential information and references to human reviewer visibility may reduce user awareness of privacy risks when handling sensitive data.
Added specificity that reviewers are 'trained' Google employees and contractors including specialized companies, removed mention of privacy-protecting disconnection from Google Account, and added that review occurs 'regardless of your Gemini Apps Activity setting.'
Added new disclosure that Google retains separate copies of conversations for up to 72 hours even when Gemini Apps Activity is off, and clarified that this retention is 'for safety purposes.'
Reversed the previous statement by now clarifying that turning off Gemini Apps Activity DOES prevent conversations from being used to train AI models, contradicting the previous 'doesn't prevent' language.
Expanded protections to explicitly state that under-18 conversations are not used to train AI models and that Gemini Apps Activity is off by default (rather than just changeable to 3 months), and clarified the under-13 age restriction.
Reversed claim that turning off activity 'doesn't prevent' AI model training, now stating it 'won't be used to train' models; added disclosure of 72-hour retention period for safety purposes even when activity is off.
Changed severity from medium to high and clarified that third-party extensions are governed by third-party policies 'not by Google's privacy policies,' while also specifying that Google service information (Gmail, Drive) is shared with third parties.
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