{"id":9282,"date":"2026-10-24T03:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9282"},"modified":"2026-10-24T03:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:20:19","slug":"google-personal-intelligence-privacy-policy-ads-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9282","title":{"rendered":"Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz89 _1lkuyz88 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cYou may choose to allow certain Google services, including services like Search or Gemini Apps, to access data from other Google services you use, such as Google Photos and Workspace apps like Gmail and Drive, in order to provide you with a more personalized experience, subject to the policies and settings of the accessing service. For example, Search may process some of the data that you allow Search to access to personalize content, including ads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz89 _1lkuyz88 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cDepending on your settings, we may also show you personalized ads based on your interests, activity, or personalized content from Google services. For example, if you search for \u2018mountain bikes,\u2019 in Search you may see ads for sports equipment on YouTube.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1017600\/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-policy-ads-update\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou may choose to allow certain Google services, including services like Search or Gemini Apps, to access data from other Google services you use, such as Google Photos and Workspace apps like Gmail and Drive, in order to provide you with a more personalized experience, subject to the policies and settings of the accessing service. 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