Linked Gmail or Photos to Google AI? Your data may now shape ads
Google changed its privacy policy on October 16. It used to promise that Gmail, Drive and Google Photos data would not be used for personalized ads. It now makes an exception if you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads, as Android Authority first spotted.
According to The Verge, connecting those accounts to AI Mode (the chatbot-style answers in Google Search) or other Search tools could count as that choice. If you run your own business, client emails and photos may sit in those accounts.
Worth a two-minute settings check for anyone who linked personal accounts to Google's AI features, and especially for anyone keeping client work in Gmail or Drive. If you never connected them, there is nothing to do yet.
Your moveOpen your Google account settings and check whether Gmail, Photos or Drive are connected to AI Mode or other Search features. Disconnect them if you don't want that data used for ads.
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