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It establishes that despite Gemini acting autonomously on a user's behalf, the legal and practical responsibility for those actions rests with the user, not with Google.
The updated privacy notice discloses a new calling feature that allows Gemini to make calls on behalf of users on eligible Pixel devices. Before each call, Gemini will display the information it plans to share and require user confirmation; sensitive data like credit card numbers and passwords will not be shared. Call transcripts are stored on Google servers and used to generate summaries and display calling history, but audio recordings are not stored on Google servers or used to train AI models. You can delete your calling activity, transcripts, and recordings at any time through your Gemini Apps Activity or directly in the Phone by Google app.
View change record →The updated privacy notice discloses that when using the new Speak-to-Window feature on macOS, Gemini captures audio from your microphone along with your active window content to process your instructions. Transcripts of your voice instructions are retained according to your Keep Activity setting and used to improve Gemini, including through human review. The audio data itself is not stored. You can control transcript retention by adjusting your Keep Activity setting in Gemini.
View change record →The updated notice establishes that custom third-party connected apps integrated with Gemini are not monitored or secured by Google, and warns that connecting them may expose your data, passwords, devices, and accounts to unauthorized access. The notice also discloses that Gemini Spark on macOS can interact directly with local files you add to connected folders, including editing and organizing them. Additionally, the notice introduces temporary chats as an option that are not used to improve Google AI with human reviewers, though Google states it still uses chats to respond to you and help protect Google, users, and the public even when Keep Activity is off or temporary chats are used. You can start a temporary chat to opt into this alternative chat mode, and you can manage Gemini Spark settings to control access to local files.
View change record →If Google Gemini takes an action on your behalf during screen automation, you bear responsibility for that action.
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"Gemini can make mistakes. You're responsible for what it does on your behalf, so supervise it closely. You can stop it, view its progress, and manually take control.Excerpt from Google Gemini's Gemini Apps Privacy Notice
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It establishes that despite Gemini acting autonomously on a user's behalf, the legal and practical responsibility for those actions rests with the user, not with Google.
If Google Gemini takes an action on your behalf during screen automation, you bear responsibility for that action.
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