# Gemini could be poking through your emails – here’s how to stop it

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gemini-could-be-poking-through-your-emails-heres-how-to-stop-it/
- Published: 2026-11-02T17:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T17:28:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2300353/google-gemini-poking-through-email-how-to-stop/
- Topics: Gadgets

## Key points

- Gemini accesses emails to perform requested tasks.
- Google says it does not train foundational models on personal emails.
- Linking Workspace apps to Search can allow derived content to be used for training.

## Summary

Google says Gemini can read email content to carry out tasks such as summarising messages, drafting replies and making to-do lists, but says it does not train its foundational AI models on personal emails. The distinction matters because Gemini needs access to messages to provide these features, while Google says that access is limited to specific tasks and the data is not retained afterwards.

Google’s stated protections also cover Workspace apps including Chat, Calendar, Docs and Drive. A caveat applies when users link Workspace content apps to Google Search services: Google says summaries, excerpts and inferences from relevant content may then be used to improve services and train generative AI models, though it says Search does not train directly on Gmail inboxes. Users can disable Gmail’s Smart features in Settings; the article says the setting applies across the account.

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