Google has updated its privacy policy to clarify how information shared with its AI services could be used to personalize advertisements. The revised policy, effective October 16, 2026, explains that users who connect services such as Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive to supported Google products may allow information from those services to be used under the receiving service’s applicable policies and settings. Google says it does not use content from Gmail, Drive, or Google Photos for personalized advertising by default. However, users who choose to share data from these services with other Google services that support personalized ads may change how that information can be used. How Does Google’s Personal Intelligence Work? Google's Personal Intelligence features are designed to make AI-powered services more useful by incorporating relevant personal context into responses. When users connect supported applications, Gemini and Google Search can draw on authorized informatio...