Multiple outlets report that Google’s privacy settings have been updated so that certain user data may be used to help train its AI systems. The reports describe the change as part of a wider shift across the technology industry, where companies increasingly use information generated through everyday use of digital services—not only data collected from public web sources—to improve AI models.
Euronews and TechCrunch both explain that users can take steps to limit this use by adjusting relevant settings in their Google account. While the articles emphasize that the option to opt out is available, they also frame the change in terms of broader policy and product adjustments rather than a one-off action. The coverage focuses on what the setting does in practical terms—allowing or restricting the use of additional data for AI training—and directs readers to where the control can be found in the privacy settings.
Overall, the sources agree the update expands the potential data categories used for AI training compared with earlier defaults, and that users can reduce participation by opting out through the privacy controls provided by Google.
