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If this is the case, it's (apparently) good for privacy.
Less bad, maybe?
Either way it's definitely a good example of why you should write good emails to your customers that explain things properly.
If this is what they're saying I'm assuming they didn't want to be too clear about what info they're storing if you don't opt out and ended up making an email that sounds like a threat.
Either way I won't be using Gemini as an assistant any time soon. Or any other voice assistant, for that matter.
You're right. Anyeay, my google account is just a placeholder, let's say. Everything is disable and I don't actively use it to store anything, not even my calendar.