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TechCrunchby Sarah Perez10/29/2026
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Chrome's autofill feature has been updated to extract flight confirmations, tracking info, and order details from Gmail and fill them into forms with the user's permission.

  • •Chrome's autofill can now retrieve flight confirmations, tracking information, and order details from Gmail.
  • •The feature requires explicit user permission to extract and input this data into forms.
  • •It aims to reduce manual data entry by utilizing various details available within emails.
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ITmedia AI+10/26/2026
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Google updated its privacy policy to clarify that data from Gmail and Photos is used for ad personalization when access is granted, citing the Personal Intelligence feature.

  • •An exception clause was added stating that data from Gmail and Photos is used for ad personalization when access is granted to Search or Gemini.
  • •The change is driven by the implementation of the 'Personal Intelligence' feature.
  • •Even if integration is disabled, data remaining in search history is not deleted.
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The Vergeby Jess Weatherbed10/24/2026
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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.

  • •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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Hacker NewsHN submitter: neogodless8/18/2026
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著者がGmailからFastmailへ移行した経験に基づき、プライバシー保護や広告のない環境での生活の変化や技術的な課題について詳述している

  • •Gmailの広告ベースモデルから離脱し、プライバシー重視のFastmailへ移行する決断の背景が説明されている
  • •移行後の具体的な使用感や、フィルタリング設定などの技術的な調整プロセスが共有されている
  • •クラウドメールサービスへの依存度を下げ、データ主権を高めることの長期的なメリットが論じられている
#Security & Misuse#Major Players