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gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix Cannot opt out of data collection due to "The caller does not have permission" error [1 comments, 2 participants]

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google-gemini/gemini-cli#26839•Fetched 2026-05-11 03:27:00
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Error Message

I added a few logs to the updateDataCollectionOptIn function in packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePrivacySettings.ts. The logs indicate that the call to update the privacy policy fails with a 403 "The caller does not have permission" error.

Code Example

> /about
# paste output here
╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                                       │
│ About Gemini CLI                                                                      │
│                                                                                       │
│ CLI Version                   0.42.0-nightly.20260428.g59b2dea0e                      │
│ Git Commit                    1a894c18e                                               │
│ Model                         gemini-3-flash-preview                                  │
│ Sandbox                       no sandbox                                              │
│ OS                            darwin                                                  │
│ Auth Method                   Signed in with Google (m****t@gmail.com)                │
│ Tier                          Gemini Code Assist for individuals                      │
│                                                                                       │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
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What happened?

I logged in to the Gemini CLI using my Google Account. When I open the privacy control screen and select "No" in response to "Allow Google to use this data to develop and improve our products?" and press Enter, no visible update occurs.

I added a few logs to the updateDataCollectionOptIn function in packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePrivacySettings.ts. The logs indicate that the call to update the privacy policy fails with a 403 "The caller does not have permission" error.

Since I’m located in Germany, I expected the opt-out option to be available to me.

What did you expect to happen?

Updating the privacy policy via the /privacy command should work as expected for customers in the EU.

Client information

<details> <summary>Client Information</summary>

Run gemini to enter the interactive CLI, then run the /about command.

> /about
# paste output here
╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                                                       │
│ About Gemini CLI                                                                      │
│                                                                                       │
│ CLI Version                   0.42.0-nightly.20260428.g59b2dea0e                      │
│ Git Commit                    1a894c18e                                               │
│ Model                         gemini-3-flash-preview                                  │
│ Sandbox                       no sandbox                                              │
│ OS                            darwin                                                  │
│ Auth Method                   Signed in with Google (m****[email protected])                │
│ Tier                          Gemini Code Assist for individuals                      │
│                                                                                       │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
</details>

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