Credit: Joe Maring / Android AuthorityTL;DRGoogle is rolling out new Workspace admin controls for Gemini’s existing temporary chat and conversation deletion features.IT teams can now enable or disable these tools across entire domains, specific organizational units, or individual groups.Google Vault retention policies still override user deletions, ensuring compliance and eDiscovery records remain intact.Corporate IT departments despise shadow IT, and until now, Gemini’s privacy features have been a bit of a compliance nightmare. While everyday users have been enjoying the ability to start temporary chats and scrub their conversation histories in Gemini, Workspace admins have been left on the sidelines with no way to properly govern those tools. That all changes this week, as Google finally begins rolling out granular admin controls for Gemini’s deletion and temporary chat features.If you use Gemini at work, you already know the benefit of asking a sensitive question without a permanent digital paper trail. Temporary chats act like an incognito mode for generative AI, and manual deletion lets you keep your workspace clean. But for enterprise environments, uncontrolled data destruction is a major liability. Companies must ensure they are not violating strict industry data retention regulations or losing visibility.