Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data

Google unveiled new AI features at I/O 2026, including tools that can summarize your day, organize tasks, draft replies, and act across connected services.

Gemini is being expanded beyond Workspace into search history, photos, YouTube activity, third-party apps, and local files on Macs, with optional data sharing as a selling point.

The strategy gives Google a potential edge over rival AI platforms, but it also makes user privacy and data security central to adoption.

Whether people trust Google to handle sensitive personal data safely will likely determine how widely these AI products are used.