18 August 2026

Google adds safety controls to Workspace AI agents

• Google is adding security features to Workspace Studio, its tool for building AI agents that automate tasks across Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Chat.
• New controls include least-privilege identities (restricting what data each agent can access), audit trails (logging what happened), and human approval steps before agents take actions.
• Companies can now limit which Workspace services their AI agents touch, addressing concerns that sensitive data like HR records or client contracts could be exposed to unauthorized employees.
• Google does not use Workspace data for training its Gemini AI or share it across organizations, but still allows it by default, making manual restriction necessary.

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Google is adding least-privilege agent identities, audit trails, flow-level access controls, human approvals, and DLP protections to Workspace Studio enabling admins to more safely allow agentic automations to act across Gmail, Drive, and other Workspace apps.

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