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Gemini mobile apps collect system permissions and device data including call and message logs, contacts, installed apps, language preferences, screen content, app context and URLs, and remote browser data including cookies containing website authentication information and screen captures. This data is collected to enable Gemini mobile app functionality.
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This provision establishes that Gemini mobile apps access a broad range of on-device data categories, including call and message logs, contacts, screen content, and remote browser cookies containing authentication credentials. The collection of authentication-bearing cookies as part of remote browser functionality is an operationally distinct disclosure that compliance teams and security professionals should note.
The updated privacy notice establishes that Google collects data from third-party services you connect to Gemini, including Model Context Protocol server tools, and that such connections are not monitored or secured by Google. The notice explicitly states that choosing to connect third-party apps may expose your data, passwords, devices, and accounts to unauthorized access. The revised terms also clarify that you can use temporary chats, which are not retained for AI improvement purposes with human reviewer assistance. You can manage connected app permissions through Gemini Spark settings.
View change record →The updated notice adds new disclosure sections explaining how data flows when using Gemini Spark (remote browser and computer access), how avatar creation collects and processes information, and clarifies that Google collects information about AI reasoning steps during task execution. The notice also refines language around subscription information to specify 'Google AI plan' rather than just generic 'paid subscription.' These changes do not establish new obligations but rather expand the transparency disclosures provided to users about existing and new features.
View change record →The updated notice now explicitly identifies Memory as a feature that operates on the basis of user consent, alongside Voice Match. The revised language removes prior geographic restrictions on personalization, meaning Gemini can now reference chat history to generate personalized insights for all users globally, not just those outside the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK. The removal of the statement 'Keep Activity must be on to use this feature' simplifies the operational requirement but does not establish a new obligation. You can learn how to turn the Memory feature on or off through the updated privacy notice.
View change record →Under this clause, Gemini mobile apps access call and message logs, contacts, screen content, installed app information, and remote browser cookies that may contain website authentication information, subject to system permissions granted by the user. Users can review and manage these permissions through the Google app permissions settings on their Android device.
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"System permissions and device data when you use Gemini mobile apps, such as call and message logs, contacts (to help you keep in touch), installed apps (like Clock), language preferences (to help you speak to Gemini), screen content (to help you act on it), and other app info like page context and URL (when you use Gemini overlay to ask questions). Remote browser data like cookies that contain your website authentication info and screen captures or other page content.Excerpt from Google Gemini's Gemini Apps Privacy Notice
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR requirements for lawful processing of contact data and communication metadata, CCPA requirements regarding disclosure of sensitive personal information categories, and potentially the Electronic Communications Privacy Act regarding call and message log access. The FTC is the primary US enforcement authority. EU data protection authorities govern EU user data. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The collection of remote browser cookies containing website authentication information is an operationally significant disclosure that goes beyond standard app data collection. The breadth of device data categories, including call logs, contacts, and screen content, creates governance exposure in contexts where employee or sensitive personal data may be involved. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU member states and the UK face heightened exposure given GDPR requirements for explicit disclosure and lawful basis for processing contact and communication data. California users may have CCPA rights regarding sensitive personal information categories including precise geolocation, contacts, and communication content. Illinois users should assess whether any biometric data categories are implicated by screen content collection. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations issuing mobile devices to employees where Gemini mobile apps are installed should assess whether these data collection permissions are consistent with device management policies and employee privacy notices. The collection of authentication-bearing cookies as part of remote browser functionality may require evaluation under organizational security policies. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether the breadth of device data categories collected by Gemini mobile apps is adequately disclosed in applicable privacy notices and whether system permission grants by users constitute sufficient consent under GDPR and CCPA for each data category. Security teams should evaluate the implications of remote browser cookie collection for organizational authentication and access management.
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This provision establishes that Gemini mobile apps access a broad range of on-device data categories, including call and message logs, contacts, screen content, and remote browser cookies containing authentication credentials. The collection of authentication-bearing cookies as part of remote browser functionality is an operationally distinct disclosure that compliance teams and security professionals should note.
Under this clause, Gemini mobile apps access call and message logs, contacts, screen content, installed app information, and remote browser cookies that may contain website authentication information, subject to system permissions granted by the user. Users can review and manage these permissions through the Google app permissions settings on their Android device.
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