Gemini and Copilot: Checking Your AI Privacy Settings
Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot both let you control whether your conversations are saved and used to improve their AI models, but the settings work differently to ChatGPT’s. Check your account’s privacy page for each service you use, rather than assuming they all work the same way.
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Why this is worth checking separately
If you use Google Gemini or Microsoft Copilot alongside or instead of ChatGPT, the privacy settings are in different places and work slightly differently. This guide covers both, so you know exactly where to look.
Google Gemini privacy settings
4 steps
Microsoft Copilot privacy settings
4 steps
The pattern across all AI chatbots
3 steps
Frequently asked questions
Do Gemini and Copilot work the same way as ChatGPT for privacy?
No. Each has its own settings, in different places, with different defaults.
Does turning off training delete my existing chat history?
No, in both Gemini and Copilot, turning off future training is separate from deleting what is already saved.
Which is more private, Gemini, Copilot, or ChatGPT?
None are meaningfully more private by default for personal accounts. All three save conversations unless you change the settings, and all retain some data even after you opt out of training.
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