Article 5AERR Google will soon let you opt out of Gmail’s data-hungry smart features entirely

Google will soon let you opt out of Gmail’s data-hungry smart features entirely

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Jon Porter
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Google is adding a new option to let users opt out of having their Gmail, Chat, and Meet data used to offer smart features like Smart Compose and Smart Reply, the company announced today. Although you've previously been able to toggle these individual features on and off, the new toggle disables the background data processing that makes them possible. Google says the new option will roll out in the coming weeks."

According to images posted on Google's blog, Gmail users will be shown two dialog boxes showing the data processing. The first concerns smart features offered within Gmail, including automatic email filtering / categorizations, Smart Compose, summary cards shown above emails, and extracting event details to create calendar...

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