🚨BREAKING: If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this....
Sia@Sia_TechAi
11 views
Oct 16, 2026
~2 min read
Advertisement
1
🚨BREAKING: If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this.
Google’s AI is now rifling through your inbox emails and attachments, bank statements, tax docs, medical letters, the whole stack. It was enabled by default, and that quiet rollout is now facing a class-action lawsuit.
Here are 5 steps to turn it off because the kill switch is buried in two different spots:👇🔖
Google’s AI is now rifling through your inbox emails and attachments, bank statements, tax docs, medical letters, the whole stack. It was enabled by default, and that quiet rollout is now facing a class-action lawsuit.
Here are 5 steps to turn it off because the kill switch is buried in two different spots:👇🔖
2
In late 2025, Google quietly flipped the switch on new AI tools across Gmail, Chat, and Meet for a lot of accounts.
To generate summaries and smart suggestions, these tools can scan your emails, chats, and even attached files.
Google insists your mail isn’t used to train Gemini, but plenty of people argue they were never plainly asked or gave a clear yes before the features went live.
And if you don’t disable them yourself, the AI may continue combing through your inbox to power those extras.
To generate summaries and smart suggestions, these tools can scan your emails, chats, and even attached files.
Google insists your mail isn’t used to train Gemini, but plenty of people argue they were never plainly asked or gave a clear yes before the features went live.
And if you don’t disable them yourself, the AI may continue combing through your inbox to power those extras.
3
1. The Main Switch
This is the option Google puts front and center but it’s not your only route.
Gmail (Desktop):
⚙️ Settings → See all settings → Smart features and personalization → Turn off “Smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet” → Save Changes.
This is the option Google puts front and center but it’s not your only route.
Gmail (Desktop):
⚙️ Settings → See all settings → Smart features and personalization → Turn off “Smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet” → Save Changes.
4
2. The Hidden Switch
Disabling the first toggle won’t cut it most people quit right there.
Stay on that same settings page: Google Workspace smart features → Manage Workspace smart feature settings → switch off both checkboxes → Save.
It only works when both are off.
Disabling the first toggle won’t cut it most people quit right there.
Stay on that same settings page: Google Workspace smart features → Manage Workspace smart feature settings → switch off both checkboxes → Save.
It only works when both are off.
5
3. Your Phone
The settings don't always sync between devices, so check the Gmail app separately.
Gmail app → Menu (☰) → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and personalization" → Confirm.
The settings don't always sync between devices, so check the Gmail app separately.
Gmail app → Menu (☰) → Settings → Select your account → Turn off "Smart features and personalization" → Confirm.
6
4. Delete Gemini History
If you've used Gemini before, your chats may be saved, and some could be reviewed by humans.
Go to myactivity.google.com/product/gemini → Turn off Gemini Apps Activity → Delete Activity → All Time.
This removes your past Gemini chat history and stops future conversations from being saved.
If you've used Gemini before, your chats may be saved, and some could be reviewed by humans.
Go to myactivity.google.com/product/gemini → Turn off Gemini Apps Activity → Delete Activity → All Time.
This removes your past Gemini chat history and stops future conversations from being saved.
7
5. Move Sensitive Emails
Disabling Gmail’s “smart” extras is a decent start, but if you want real privacy, don’t rely on Gmail at all use a separate inbox.
For anything medical, legal, or money-related, open a free Proton Mail account. It’s end-to-end encrypted and isn’t feeding your messages into AI scanning.
Let Gmail handle the low-stakes stuff: newsletters, promos, and everyday chatter.
Disabling Gmail’s “smart” extras is a decent start, but if you want real privacy, don’t rely on Gmail at all use a separate inbox.
For anything medical, legal, or money-related, open a free Proton Mail account. It’s end-to-end encrypted and isn’t feeding your messages into AI scanning.
Let Gmail handle the low-stakes stuff: newsletters, promos, and everyday chatter.
8
Follow @Sia_TechAi For More ..