In the quiet architecture of digital workplaces, Google has shifted a foundational assumption: that data remains yours until you choose to share it. By granting its Gemini AI system default access to Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Chat within Google Workspace, the company has inverted the traditional logic of consent — placing the burden of refusal on organizations rather than the burden of permission on itself. This moment reflects a broader tension of our technological era, in which the infrastructure of daily work increasingly doubles as the training ground for artificial intelligence, often be