All Security and Compliance updates
16 updates to Security and Compliance tracked so far. Most recent: 2026-10-01 — Google Workspace introduces a simplified setup option for Client-side encryption, enabling admins to configure CSE in minutes using Cloud HSM Keys and Google Identity.
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2026-10-01Admin & Security
Google Workspace introduces a simplified setup option for Client-side encryption, enabling admins to configure CSE in minutes using Cloud HSM Keys and Google Identity.
The new simplified setup path in the Google Workspace Admin console automates much of the Client-side encryption configuration by integrating Cloud HSM Keys with Google Identity, allowing admins to enable CSE for emails, files, meetings and events in just a few clicks. This reduces the time to live and lets organizations leverage existing GCP resources to protect sensitive data while still offering the standard CSE setup for those needing custom third‑party key services.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-10-01 • Scheduled: 2026-10-01 -
2025-10-21Admin & Security
Emoji reactions now supported in client-side encrypted Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Client-side encrypted (CSE) files, specifically Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, now support emoji reactions. This update enables users to react to comments and content with emojis, enhancing collaborative features within the secure CSE framework. Users can add, resolve, delete, and re-open reactions, which are also reflected in a file’s version history and preserved during export or when editing Microsoft Office files.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-10-21 • Scheduled: 2025-11-01 -
2025-09-16Admin & Security
Admins can now convert client-side encrypted Google Sheets into Microsoft Excel files after Vault or Takeout exports.
Client-side encryption now offers full support for converting decrypted Google Sheets into Microsoft Excel files after an export using Google Vault or the data export tool (Takeout). This new conversion tool allows customers to maintain ownership, access, and perform analysis of sensitive data by enabling administrators to convert previously client-side encrypted content into a more widely compatible format.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-09-04 • Scheduled: 2025-09-18 -
2025-04-04Admin & Security
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Admins can choose from several options when exporting their organization’s data, including exporting data from all or multiple services, based on Drive labels, within a specific date range, or from selected shared drives.
Admins can choose from several options when exporting their organization’s data (also known as ‘takeout’). Specifically, they will be able to export data from all or multiple services, such as Gmail, Chat, or Drive; export Drive data based on existing Drive labels; export data from within a specific date range; and export data from selected shared drives.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-04 • Scheduled: 2025-04-04 -
2025-04-04Admin & Security
Admins have more options when exporting their organization’s data, including exporting data from multiple services, specific Drive labels, a specific date range, and selected shared drives.
Admins can now choose from several options when exporting their organization’s data (also known as ‘takeout’). Specifically, they will be able to export data from all or multiple services, such as Gmail, Chat, or Drive, export Drive data based on existing Drive labels, export data from within a specific date range and export data from selected shared drives. This update is available in open beta.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-04 -
2025-04-04Admin & Security
More options for exporting your Google Workspace data are available in open beta
Admins can choose from several options when exporting their organization’s data (also known as ‘takeout’). Specifically, Admins will be able to export data for specific services, based on specific Shared Drives, based on specific or custom date range and based on specific Drive labels
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-04 • Scheduled: 2025-04-04 -
2025-04-04Admin & Security
More options for exporting your Google Workspace data are available in open beta
Admins can choose from several options when exporting their organization’s data (also known as ‘takeout’). Specifically, they will be able to export data from all or multiple services, such as Gmail, Chat, or Drive. Export Drive data based on existing Drive labels, Export data from within a specific date range, Export data from selected shared drives
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2025-04-04Admin & Security
Admins have more options when exporting their organization’s data, including exporting data from multiple services, Drive data based on labels, data within a specific date range, and data from selected shared drives.
Admins can now export data from all or multiple services, such as Gmail, Chat, or Drive. They can also export Drive data based on existing Drive labels, export data from within a specific date range and Export data from selected shared drives. This update is available in open beta, giving customers more flexibility and specificity over the data they export.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-04 • Scheduled: 2025-04-04 -
2025-04-04Admin & Security
Admins can choose from several options when exporting their organization’s data in open beta.
Admins will be able to export data from all or multiple services, export Drive data based on existing Drive labels, export data from within a specific date range, and export data from selected shared drives.
Release: Beta • Rapid: 2025-04-04 • Scheduled: 2025-04-04 -
2025-03-17Admin & Security
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Admins can now convert their exported client-side encrypted documents to Word files after a Vault or Data export (takeout).
After a Vault or Data export (takeout), admins can now convert their exported client-side encrypted documents to Word files. This allows organizations to maintain ownership over, access to, and analysis of sensitive data in a portable format even after it has been exported from Google Workspace. Eligible Google Workspace admins can use a form to request access to the beta.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2025-03-17 -
2025-02-21Admin & Security
The Policy API is now generally available with support for auditing more security features
The Policy API is now generally available with more functionality
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2024-02-29Admin & Security
Admins can now set client-side encryption (CSE) to be on by default on Android and iOS for Gmail messages, Calendar events, and Drive files.
Admins can now set client-side encryption as the default mode for users on both web and mobile that regularly handle sensitive data. Each new email, event and uploaded file on mobile is automatically client-side encrypted with customer managed keys meaning the user is compliant with their org’s policy from the outset.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2024-02-29 • Scheduled: 2024-02-29 -
2024-01-29Admin & Security
Local data storage allows exporting Workspace data to a specific geographic location in beta.
This feature allows admins to export their organization’s Workspace data into their own Google Cloud Storage (GCS) bucket located in a geographic location of their choice to meet their data sovereignty, compliance, and data archival needs.
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2020-02-06Admin & Security
Improving data regions with expanded coverage and group-based admin controls
Enhancing data regions with three key updates: Coverage of user indices for Gmail and Calendar, Coverage of Google Keep primary data at rest and backups, More granular group-based controls
Release: Both • Rapid: 2020-02-05 • Scheduled: 2020-02-05 -
2020-02-06Admin & Security
Data regions enhanced with user indices for Gmail and Calendar, Google Keep coverage, and granular group-based controls.
Data regions allow choosing a specific geographic location for covered data. Enhancements include coverage of user indices for Gmail and Calendar, Google Keep primary data at rest and backups, and more granular group-based controls. The data region reporting dashboard location has also moved.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2020-02-05 • Scheduled: 2020-02-05