Google accused of secretly enabling Gemini on Gmail, Chat and Meet
Google is accused of secretly enabling its Gemini AI tool on Gmail, Chat and Meet in October 2025, allowing it to access users' complete communication histories without their knowledge or consent. The lawsuit alleges users must take additional steps to disable the feature through privacy settings.
What happened
A lawsuit filed in late October 2025 in a federal court in San Jose alleges that Google secretly enabled its Gemini AI tool for all Gmail, Chat and Meet users in October, when previously users had the option to enable it themselves.
The suit alleges that Gemini now accesses and uses the complete recorded history of users' private communications without their knowledge or consent, including every email and attachment sent and received on Gmail accounts, unless users disable it through Google's privacy settings.
Reported impact
Users must take additional steps to disable Gemini through privacy settings to prevent access to their private communication history. The allegations state that Google created the ability to collect private data without user knowledge or consent.
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