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Gemini is already creeping me out with all the personal information Google is injecting into the AI context. So far I've seen my name, location and if I remember right, which vehicle I drive. Who knows what else is in there. I use DDG whenever I can, but sometimes a Google search is the only way to actually find something, so I see the Gemini junk as I'm scrolling down.
Is there any way to have that info deleted and no longer collected or used by Google? Or is that kind of thing only for the lucky people in Europe?
EDIT: Found it here: https://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini?hl=en-US
If you really want to use Google but without the Gemini junk, &udm=14 is your friend
Thanks! I think I prefer startpage.com (which I only just learned about due to this thread) because it doesn't redirect to google.com. But this is also good to know about just in case.