Google quietly opts users into AI training on uploaded media

Google 更新隐私设置，默认用媒体数据训练 AI，用户可手动退出

Google updated its Search Services privacy settings in June, defaulting to let the company store and use your images, files, and audio/video recordings for AI training. The change covers Search, Maps, Shopping, Flights, Hotels, and Translate. Users must manually disable 'Search Services History' and 'Personalized Recommendations' to opt out. TechCrunch published the step-by-step—this is the kind of 'notice' that banks on you not opening the email.

Why it matters: Google quietly flipped the default on using media data for AI training, and TechCrunch provides an actionable opt-out guide. It's useful but not a model or product launch—impact is capped at the featured threshold.