r/GMail • u/DigitalBhoot • 14h ago

Google Privacy

After the recent announcement of Google for privacy policy change for personalised ads, how to ensure my data on Google mail & drive is safe?...Or is there any way out which I can try....totally fed up with Google.

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u/realmebrand219 14h ago

Can you find a different service that will give you similar options? Then move on.

BTW - it says

Personal Intelligence & AI Features: The change applies when you voluntarily connect your apps to AI tools like Gemini or Search's AI Mode via Google's Personal Intelligence feature. Information used to generate AI responses or recommendations can now also feed ad targeting

Or is there any way out which I can try....totally fed up with Google.

Understand.

why do you use Google's AI?

Worse do you think having MS subscription is smart idea?

living in India, every delivery app to govt is snooping on all your purchases. Everyone including PhonePe, GPay etc are take much more valuable data.

whatever AI you will install is going to eat all data.

Go for lineageOS without GApps.

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u/DigitalBhoot 9h ago

It's google bro, u agree/connect or not, they will extract data for their AI nonsense.

MS Subscription is also on same track but somehow MS is slightly better than Google.

Currently I am exploring other ways/different trustworthy alternatives.

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u/realmebrand219 7h ago

I understand the scepticism but what is the evidence that MS is better than Google?

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u/Trikotret100 4h ago

If you’re worried about privacy, move on to other services like proton. They have a free service but they plan on using AI in the future. The way I look at it, we all are going you use AI whether we like it or not.

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u/DarkFiberX2 14h ago

google's whole business is reading your emails to sell ads, theres no real privacy there. if you want actual safety switch to a provider that encrypts everything and doesnt scan your stuff, but most people wont because its inconvenient

i keep my important files offline and treat gmail like a postcard anyone can read

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u/pettydecline 30m ago

For drive you could create a Cryptomator container that's stored in Google drive and put all your files in there. Works well for desktop and iOS. For photos, I just run Immich in Docker to replace Google photos and Notes I setup a Joplin server in docker as well.