Google has updated its privacy policy to allow personal information from Gmail, Google Photos, and Drive to potentially be used for targeted advertising, raising new questions about how the company handles users’ private data.
The change, which took effect on October 16, introduces a significant exception to Google’s previous promise that it would not use content from these services to personalize advertisements.
As first spotted by Android Authority, the updated policy specifically affects users who connect their personal information to Google’s AI-powered services, including Search and Gemini.
Glad you said this because I went into my Google accounts and shut all that crap off. Instead of getting ads for mountain bikes I’m going to get ads for paint brushes and manicures but at least they don’t know anything about me.
They do know everything about you, and probably will sell it or exploit it in some other way, but not with targeted ads, you turned that off.