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Google has updated its privacy policy effective October 16, 2026 to allow the company to use personal data from Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive for targeted advertising when users enable personalized AI features. The policy change, discovered by Android Authority, adds an exception to Google's previous promise not to use data from these personal services for ad targeting. Users who activate personalization options for Google's AI tools will now see their private communications and photos potentially used to inform ad targeting, raising new privacy concerns about how Google monetizes personal data through its advertising business.