But Bard will also analyze the private content of messages “to understand the context of your conversations, your tone, and your interests.” It will analyze the sentiment of your messages, “to tailor its responses to your mood and vibe.” And it will “analyze your message history with different contacts to understand your relationship dynamics… to personalize responses based on who you’re talking to.”
I have a Pixel and they have quite a bit of stuff where you need to opt in. Actually, surprisingly much stuff where they very explicitly state it’s kept completely on-device, so I assume this is one of those. As other people pointed out, the GDPR fines would be waiting just around the corner.
I think I actually got the advanced suggestions already, but not the stuff regarding tone and context
A Pixel! The one that’s often recommended for custom OSs!
Analysis is done on device, but the model itself runs in the cloud. Right now it’s very intransparent what info is shared and when.