Google policy update may allow AI data for targeted ads

Google updated its privacy policy on October 16, adding an exception to its pledge not to use Drive, Gmail or Google Photos data for personalized ads when users make that data available to other Google services supporting such ads, a change tied to AI Mode and Search tools.

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