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Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads

Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads
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Google updated its privacy policy to allow targeted ads based on personal data like Gmail and Google Photos for users utilizing personalized AI features, adding an exception to its previous promise.

Key points

  • •Google added an exception to its promise of not using Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos for personalized ads.
  • •The policy update was discovered by Android Authority.
  • •Users utilizing personalized AI features may be subject to this change.
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