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negativeSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-10-24T16:06:33+05:30

Google Updates Privacy Policy: Gmail and Photos Data Utilized in AI Search for Targeted Advertising

Google's updated privacy policy reveals that data from Gmail and Photos may be shared with AI search features like Gemini to enable targeted advertising. This integration allows the company to leverage user activity across connected services for personalized ad campaigns.

Google has updated its privacy policy to spell out that using personalized artificial intelligence (AI) features in Search or Gemini could allow the company to serve targeted ads to users based on their activity on other connected Google services.

"You may choose to allow certain Google services, including services like Search or Gemini Apps, to access data from other Google services you use,

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