What's Happening Right Now
Every major cloud storage company is training artificial intelligence on YOUR files.
Google Drive: Google Gemini can now read your Gmail, Google Drive files, and Google Calendar. This is auto-enabled—you didn’t opt in, it was turned on for you.
Your emails and uploaded files train Google's AI. Your documents help teach Gemini how to write. While Google calls this "helping you," it also trains their AI on your personal content.
Microsoft and Dropbox
Microsoft OneDrive: Microsoft Copilot Agents can read all your OneDrive files. They use your documents to create AI assistants trained specifically on your work. Your activity may also be shared with LinkedIn for ad targeting.
Dropbox: Dropbox won't confirm whether your files are used to train AI. Users are concerned because this uncertainty affects privacy. As one Reddit user wrote: "I'm trying to find out if my files are used for AI training. I've been unable to find an answer."
Why This Matters
If you're a healthcare provider, your patients' records could be used to train AI, risking PIPEDA violations.
If you're a lawyer, confidential client briefs could be exposed, compromising attorney-client privilege.
If you're an accountant, tax returns could be used as AI training data, risking client confidentiality.
It's not just YOUR privacy at risk—it's your clients’ privacy too.
The Smash Guardian Difference
- Air-gapped systems. Your data is stored on computers never connected to the internet. We don't upload files to cloud services or train AI on your data.
- No cloud uploads, no AI training. Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox may use your files for AI. Smash Guardian does not. Your data stays offline.
- Encrypted transfers. We move information via encrypted USB drives, never cloud. No cloud = no AI training = no surveillance. Your breach data belongs to you, not to AI models.