Google Privacy Policy Update: Gmail and Photos Data May Be Used for Ads
Google has updated its privacy policy to add an exception: if users enable Personal Intelligence and connect data from Gmail, Photos, and Drive to Search or Gemini, that content may be used for personalized ads. The previous policy promised not to use such data for advertising. Google states that advertisers will not have access to user files or identity information, sensitive categories will not be targeted, and users can opt out in their Search personalization settings.
Google Privacy Policy Update: Gmail and Photos Data May Be Used for Ads
Google recently updated its privacy policy to add a new exception: if users enable Personal Intelligence and connect data from Gmail, Photos, and Drive to Search or Gemini, that content may be used for personalized ads.
The previous policy had promised not to use such data for advertising. Google stated that advertisers will not have access to users' files or personal information, and sensitive categories will not be used for targeting. Users can also turn this off in their Search personalization settings.
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017600/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-policy-ads-update
