I agree with you 100%, although I will say that it seems like newer OSes (perhaps it depends on the desktop + mobile combination, or maybe Chrome + Android is enough, not sure) have a way for you to use a passkey from your phone by scanning a QR code. I still think it's not super user-friendly but it is a clever workaround at least. Most people are accustomed to scanning QR codes, so scanning a QR code from your phone to sign in seems like not too big of a leap. (Although I wonder if it conditions users to scan random QR codes to sign in which could be a bigger phishing problem lol...).

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I don't think they were being serious.

(I mean, I have no idea how Coursera/edX/etc are doing behind the scenes, but it doesn't seem like people talk about them the way they used to ~10 years ago.)

### 1. Is my code, including prompts and answers, used to train Google's models?

This depends entirely on the type of auth method you use.

- *Auth method 1:* Yes. When you use your personal Google account, the Gemini Code Assist Privacy Notice for Individuals applies. Under this notice, your *prompts, answers, and related code are collected* and may be used to improve Google's products, which includes model training.

### 2. What are "Usage Statistics" and what does the opt-out control?

The "Usage Statistics" setting is the single control for all optional data collection in the Gemini CLI. The data it collects depends on your account type:

- *Auth method 1:* When enabled, this setting allows Google to collect both anonymous telemetry (like commands run and performance metrics) and *your prompts and answers* for model improvement.

Does this mean that for a personal account, your data is always "collected", but the opt out may prevent your data from being used for training? Also, the question was about "code", but this addresses only addresses "prompts and answers". Is code covered under prompts? The first FAQ lists "*prompts, answers, and related code are collected*" as separate items so it's still not clear what happens to code and if there's a way to opt out from your code being used for model training IMO.

I am not an expert but I think in general systemd has a lot of complexity but it's to handle existing issues in a better way. Some of the older init systems might be simpler to describe or get started but lead to more confusing situations in the long run.

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