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Gmail is reading your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you turn it off (www.malwarebytes.com)
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A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.

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[โ€“] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I just tried this. Following the instructions in the article I turned off "Smart Features" and Gmail proceeded to put all of my incoming mail into the same folder. Apparently having a separate spam folder is considered a smart feature.

Gross. This is blatantly manipulative.