Google has updated its privacy policy to allow personal information from Gmail, Google Photos, and Drive to potentially be used for targeted advertising.

Google has updated its privacy policy to allow personal information from Gmail, Google Photos, and Drive to potentially be used for targeted advertising, raising new questions about how the company handles users’ private data.

The change, which took effect on October 16, introduces a significant exception to Google’s previous promise that it would not use content from these services to personalize advertisements.

As first spotted by Android Authority, the updated policy specifically affects users who connect their personal information to Google’s AI-powered services, including Search and Gemini.

  • fuzzyfirefox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    60·
    2 days ago

    Users concerned about the latest privacy change can disconnect Gmail, Google Photos, and other connected apps from Personal Intelligence or disable Personalized Recommendations through their Google Account settings.

    Most important part of the article.

    • Dicska@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      16 hours ago

      I wonder if that will only stop the ads being personalized or the data collection will also stop. My bet is on the former, but I hope I’m wrong.

    • Landless2029@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      Need a direct link or path… Going to hunt now.

      Google account settings > data and privacy > Personalization settings > disable and delete all