DECRYPT · 2026-10-24 17:01 UTC

Google Quietly Updates Privacy Policy to Let Gmail and Photos Data Feed Ads

Google updated its privacy policy on Oct. 16 to allow Gmail, Drive, and Google Photos data to feed personalized ads when users connect these services to AI features like Gemini and AI Mode in Search. The change adds a conditional clause to Google's long-standing promise not to use content from those apps for advertising, though the company says advertisers don't get direct access to private content and users can opt out. The move reflects Google's broader pattern of quietly adjusting privacy practices as it embeds AI across its products, following similar controversies over Chrome's…

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