Rumours have surged across social media in recent days, suggesting that Google has been quietly tapping into Gmail accounts to train its Gemini AI models. According to widely shared posts, the company is allegedly scraping emails and attachments and has even altered its privacy policy without informing users. These claims insist that users must disable Gmail’s “smart features”, such as autocorrect and predictive suggestions, to prevent their data being used for AI development.

What was circulating online?

A YouTube influencer triggered much of the discussion after sharing an “urgent” message, warning users that Gmail had automatically opted them into allowing access to their private messages and attachments for AI training.

The post shared on X (formerly Twitter), accompanied by multipl

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