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Google Search Now Trains AI on Your Uploads—Here's How to Opt Out

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Wired ·

Google's Search history update now stores images and media from user interactions, such as reverse image searches, to train its AI models. The change applies to all users, with opt-out available via Web & App Activity settings. Users must manually disable the setting to prevent their uploads from being used for AI training.

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This is a quiet expansion of Google's AI data harvesting, buried in a settings toggle—users should check their privacy controls now.
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