Why is Geminis 3-year data retention concerning?
Category:LLM Privacy & Compliance
Quick Answer
Google retains reviewed Gemini conversations for up to 3 years — the longest among major providers. Combined with human review, your data could exist on Googles servers for 3 years and be reviewed by employees. Deletion requests take up to 72 hours.
Detailed Answer
Google retains reviewed Gemini conversations for up to 3 years. This is the longest default retention among major providers.
Combined with the fact that human reviewers read a subset of conversations, this means:
- Your conversation content could exist on Googles servers for 3 years
- During that time, it may be reviewed by employees
- Deletion requests take up to 72 hours to process
- Even after deletion from your account, reviewed copies may persist
For comparison: ChatGPT retains for 30 days, Claude for 30 days (if opted out), Perplexity for 7 days.
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