Google updates privacy policy to allow ad targeting from Gmail and Google Photos via personalized AI features

Google modified its privacy policy to create an exception allowing targeted advertising based on personal data from Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos when users enable personalized AI features, according to The Verge. The change raises governance questions about data usage boundaries and consent mechanisms in AI-assisted personalization.

Google updates privacy policy to allow ad targeting from Gmail and Google Photos via personalized AI features According to The Verge, Google modified its privacy policy to create an exception permitting targeted ads based on personal data from Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos when users enable personalized AI features. The policy shift raises governance questions about data usage boundaries and consent mechanisms in AI-assisted personalization. Topics Sources - Press Read article https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017600/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-policy-ads-update Go deeper This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.