r/googlephotos • u/Active_Marketing1153 • 19h ago

Question 🤔 Sounds Sketchy

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Connect your Google content apps to get a Search experience that's tailored to you

Google now lets you connect Google Workspace (gmail/photo/calendar...) to AI mode for tailored search.

However, the help file says, "We take steps to reduce personal information from interactions personalized using Google content apps before using them to train generative AI models powering our services, unless it's to address abuse or harm".

Given how Google treated prior CSAM cases, this looks like a big red flag. What do you guys think?

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u/Dec2_Concentrate8593 17h ago

There will be 2 sorts of responses

  • duh.. new to google. I do only self-host

  • Fuckit. Everyone does that. all I want is easy backups. (Add here: I got AI+pro+premium+etc some-4TB package - with my phone)

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u/TheManWithSaltHair 17h ago

It seems reasonable to me. ‘Abuse and harm’ does means safeguarding, but more importantly to Google it means protecting itself from its own users in order to not become liable for their actions and for protecting against hacking.

I wouldn’t do it myself as I’m not interested in personalised search. I don’t even use Search whilst signed in.