No Privacy Data Collection Notice or Opt-Out – GDPR Non-Compliant

[0dd]

Currently, the Gemini CLI does not include any privacy notice, data collection disclosure, or opt-out information in its command-line interface, help output, or documentation commands. The only privacy notice available is online (link), which is not for Gemini CLI but Code Assist.

• There is no command like /privacy, /notice, or /opt-out.
• The privacy notice is also not shown in /help, /about, /docs, or any other CLI output.
• There is no in-terminal guidance for how users can opt out of data being used for model training, as required under GDPR.

Basics:                                                                                                                                                                                                   │
│ Add context: Use @ to specify files for context (e.g., @src/myFile.ts) to target specific files or folders.                                                                                               │
│ Shell mode: Execute shell commands via ! (e.g., !npm run start) or use natural language (e.g. start server).                                                                                              │
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│ Commands:                                                                                                                                                                                                 │
│  /help - for help on gemini-cli                                                                                                                                                                           │
│  /docs - open full Gemini CLI documentation in your browser                                                                                                                                               │
│  /clear - clear the screen and conversation history                                                                                                                                                       │
│  /theme - change the theme                                                                                                                                                                                │
│  /auth - change the auth method                                                                                                                                                                           │
│  /editor - set external editor preference                                                                                                                                                                 │
│  /stats - check session stats                                                                                                                                                                             │
│  /mcp - list configured MCP servers and tools                                                                                                                                                             │
│  /memory - manage memory. Usage: /memory <show|refresh|add> [text for add]                                                                                                                                │
│  /tools - list available Gemini CLI tools                                                                                                                                                                 │
│  /about - show version info                                                                                                                                                                               │
│  /bug - submit a bug report                                                                                                                                                                               │
│  /chat - Manage conversation history. Usage: /chat <list|save|resume> [tag]                                                                                                                               │
│  /quit - exit the cli                                                                                                                                                                                     │
│  /compress - Compresses the context by replacing it with a summary.                                                                                                                                       │
│  ! - shell command                                                                                                                                                                                        │
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│ Keyboard Shortcuts:                                                                                                                                                                                       │
│ Enter - Send message                                                                                                                                                                                      │
│ Shift+Enter - New line                                                                                                                                                                                    │
│ Up/Down - Cycle through your prompt history                                                                                                                                                               │
│ Alt+Left/Right - Jump through words in the input                                                                                                                                                          │
│ Esc - Cancel operation                                                                                                                                                                                    │
│ Ctrl+C - Quit application

[0dd]

https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/resources/privacy-notices

The only related privacy opt out is https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/docs/set-up-gemini#read-privacy-notice which need to be done in IntelliJ / VSCode extension for Code Assist not for this Gemini CLI product

[tuapuikia]

Just use the pay as you go method. As long as you pay, nothing will be used for training.

[getmykhan]

It clearly states here: https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/resources/privacy-notice-gemini-code-assist-individuals

When you use Gemini Code Assist for individuals, either through the Gemini Code Assist IDE extension or Gemini CLI, Google collects your prompts, related code, generated output, code edits, related feature usage information, and your feedback to provide, improve, and develop Google products and services and machine learning technologies.

[marcolaux]

I'm a bit confused about what this means for "Google AI Pro" plans and subscriptions. Am I right in the assumption that all non-Workspace-plans and non-Cloud-API-plans are all considered as "individuals" without the possibility to opt-out even if the "individual" has a payed "Pro" "Google One" family plan?

[Achno]

With their v0.1.6 update 30 minutes ago, they introduced a /privacy command where it shows you their privacy notice and a choice :

│ Allow Google to use this data to develop and improve our products?                                                                       
│ ○ Yes                                                                                                                                    
│ ● No   

Can someone confirm, whether just clicking No is enough and no data will be sent to google for training their models?

[aper0lspritz]

Hi @0dd - please see https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/tos-privacy.md for any clarification you need on data usage and privacy.

[0dd]

Hi @0dd - please see https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/tos-privacy.md for any clarification you need on data usage and privacy.

Thanks @aper0lspritz , it would be better if this issues was linked to the fix/release notes