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:
If any of these 100 things are in your Google Drive, remove them:
Passport scan
Driver's license
National ID
Social Security
Birth certificate
Will
Marriage certificate
Divorce papers
Prenup
Custody agreements
Adoption papers
Tax returns
W-2s
Payslips
Bank statements
Credit card statements
Credit reports
Loan agreements
Student loan documents
Mortgage documents
Rental contract
House deeds
Utility bills
Property tax bills
Pension statements
Investment statements
Crypto wallet screenshots
Seed phrase photo
recovery codes
Passwords
Login details
Insurance policies
Car registration
Car insurance documents
Medical records
Medical bills
Prescription photos
Test results
Vaccination records
Therapy notes
Health insurance claims
Dental records
Fitness tracker exports
Kids' birth certificates
Kids' passports
Kids' school reports
Kids' medical records
Kids' photos
Baby scans
Family photos
Wedding photos
Holiday photos
Emergency contact list
Old phone backups
Photos of your house keys
Floor plan of your home
University degree
Job contracts
Employment offer letters
Performance reviews
Resignation letters
Disciplinary letters
Background check results
CV
Cover letters
References
Signed NDAs
Client contracts
Invoices
Business plans
Company financials
Pitch decks
Unreleased product designs
Meeting notes
Board minutes
Legal correspondence
Court documents
Police reports
Visa documents
Residence permits
Immigration paperwork
Travel itineraries
Boarding passes
Hotel bookings
Event tickets
Phone contracts
Warranty receipts
Purchase receipts
Gift card codes
Screenshots of private chats
Exported WhatsApp chats
Diary entries
Personal journals
Photos of your signature
Scanned signed documents
Power of attorney
Funeral plans
Inheritance documents
Family tree research
DNA test results
Put them in Proton Drive instead where it's safe.