Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training
Google introduces 'Search Services History' to retain images, audio, and video from Lens, Search Live, and Translate for AI training.
Google has notified users via email that it will begin saving multimedia inputs—images from Google Lens, real-time recordings from Search Live, and audio from Translate—under a new 'Search Services History' setting. This data will be retained and potentially used to train and improve Google's AI models. Users concerned about privacy should review their account settings to manage or disable this data collection.
Google recently notified users via email, announcing a major overhaul in how its search services store data. The core change is a new feature called "Search Services History," designed to centrally manage multimedia interactions generated by users across various Google Search features.
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