What's on by default, and how to turn it off.

Software companies keep enabling AI features without making a big deal of it. Some collect or train on your data. Some come back on after a software update. Below is what we've tracked, and the specific settings to change.

Last full check: 5 June 2026. Newest entry added 6 August 2026. These change often. Dates and sources are noted per entry.

On by default Off by default Opt-out is tiered (paid only) Can re-enable after updates

Worth knowing: many entries re-enable after software updates, so it's worth rechecking after major releases. Several also only allow paying customers to opt out entirely. The "Opt-out is tiered" tag marks these.

Lovable

Training on Customer Content (Free and Pro plans)

From 9 September 2026, prompts, attached images and files, code, project files, and generated outputs from Free and Pro accounts are used to train and improve Lovable's models unless you opt out. The timing matters: opt out before the effective date and none of your data is used, opt out after and it is only excluded going forward. Business and Enterprise workspaces are not affected, and end-user data from apps you build, plus account and billing details, are excluded on all plans.

Turn it off: Account Settings → Privacy → enable Data collection opt out. On Business and Enterprise the same control sits at workspace level under Settings → Privacy & security, for admins and owners.

Sources: Lovable privacy policy update notice (Aug 2026); Lovable docs, "Manage training data and privacy"; lovable.dev/security.

Microsoft SharePoint

Copilot in SharePoint / Knowledge Agent

Shifting from opt-in to opt-out for licensed Copilot Premium users, rolling out to all site collections from mid-June 2026. The KnowledgeAgentScope setting changes from "NoSites" to "AllSites" by default.

Turn it off: SharePoint admins review tenant settings and opt out, or limit Copilot to selected sites. Existing tenant- and site-level opt-outs should be honored at rollout.

Source: Topedia (May 2026).

Google Chrome & Search

AI Mode & AI Overviews

AI Mode in Chrome lives in three places: the omnibox (address bar), the AI Mode tab on search results, and the right-click menu. Each has a separate control.

Turn it off: open chrome://flags, search "AI Mode" / "omnibox AI", set the relevant flag to Disabled, relaunch. Also opt out at the Google account level so it doesn't return on next sign-in. Google sometimes re-enables after major updates.

Source: bushe.co (May 2026).

Windows 11

Recall + Copilot + Click To Do

Recall screenshots your activity into a searchable timeline. On the latest builds it's off by default on Copilot+ PCs, but the framework ships present on standard Windows 11, and Copilot is embedded in several places. AI features are scattered across separate settings menus.

Turn it off: Settings → Privacy & security → Recall & snapshots → toggle off Save snapshots → Delete snapshots. Re-check after every major Windows update, as updates have reversed privacy settings before. Copilot and Click To Do must be disabled separately.

Sources: Proton, PCWorld (Apr 2026), Tuta.

Atlassian

AI training data collection (Jira, Confluence, Rovo)

From 17 August 2026, default training-data collection turns on across cloud products. Free and Standard can't opt out of metadata collection at all; Premium gets in-app data off by default but still can't escape metadata; only Enterprise gets full opt-out. Data retained up to 7 years.

Turn it off (where allowed): admin panel → Data Contribution Settings.

Source: byteiota (Apr 2026).

GitHub Copilot

Training on your interaction data

Since 24 April 2026, Free, Pro, and Pro+ users have their prompts, code snippets, and file context used for AI model training unless they opt out. Business and Enterprise tiers are exempt.

Turn it off: one toggle in Copilot data settings. If you'd previously opted out of data collection for product improvements, that preference carries over automatically.

Sources: TechSpot, danilchenko.dev (Mar 2026).

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