AI assistants
Google Gemini privacy rating
AI assistant from Google for questions, writing, coding and image generation, connected to Google services such as Gmail and Drive. Available on the web and in Android and iOS apps.
Summary
Google Gemini scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the AI assistants criteria. It meets 3 of 11 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report and tells users about requests. It partly meets TLS configuration, no training on your data and no account needed. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, runs locally and limited chat retention. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B.
Score 35 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Google collects activity, device and usage data across its services, including Gemini, and this cannot be fully turned off.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
No ads are shown in Gemini, and Google states chats are not used to show ads, though it says it will announce any change.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit of the consumer Gemini app is published.
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Yes
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Google publishes counts of government requests for user data and how it responds, updated twice a year.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
Google emails the user before disclosing data in response to a government request, unless prohibited by law.
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Partial
No training on your data Weight 3 of 3
Are prompts, chats and files kept out of model training by default?
With Keep Activity on, which is the default, chats are used to train models. Turning it off stops this.
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No
Runs locally Weight 2 of 3
Can the assistant run on your own device or server, so prompts never leave it?
Hosted only.
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No
Limited chat retention Weight 2 of 3
Are chats deleted by default or on request, with no long-term server copy?
Activity is kept for 18 months by default, and chats reviewed by human reviewers are kept for up to three years even after deletion.
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Partial
No account needed Weight 1 of 3
Can it be used without an account or personal details?
Gemini can be used without signing in to a Google account, with fewer features.
Automated tests
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Partial
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B
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Not tested yet
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Not tested yet.
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.