--- title: "If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out." url: https://daily.dev/posts/if-you-use-google-you-re-training-its-ai-here-s-how-to-opt-out--vmxo5zmho source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/if-you-use-google-youre-training-its-ai-heres-how-to-opt-out type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-07-06T17:06:57.710Z updated: 2026-07-06T17:07:17.408Z tags: ["data-science", "google", "privacy"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out. **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google quietly updated its Search services privacy settings in June, opting users into expanded AI training that includes saved media such as images, audio recordings, and video. This applies across Google Search, Maps, Shopping, Translate, and other services. Users can opt out by visiting the Search Services History and Search Services Personalization settings pages, where they can uncheck the 'Save Media' box and configure data retention periods. Notably, the previous Web & App Activity setting no longer covers Search services data — it's now a separate toggle that is on by default. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google releases new privacy controls for activity history, personalization](https://daily.dev/posts/google-releases-new-privacy-controls-for-activity-history-personalization-okdoch9cx) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data about themselves from Search](https://daily.dev/posts/google-expands-tools-to-let-users-remove-sensitive-data-about-themselves-from-search-gzxayndcw) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation](https://daily.dev/posts/publishers-will-be-able-to-opt-out-of-ai-search-thanks-to-new-regulation-deytpvqxj) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#data-science](https://daily.dev/tags/data-science), [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/if-you-use-google-you-re-training-its-ai-here-s-how-to-opt-out--vmxo5zmho)