Incident #2C1468 · 17 OCT 2026notable
YouTube privacy policy lets Google services share your Gmail, Photos and Drive data for personalization and ads
The policy now says you may allow services like Search or Gemini Apps to access data from other Google services such as Photos, Gmail and Drive for personalization. The earlier flat promise not to show ads based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now has an exception if you choose to make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. A new 'personalize content' section describes features such as Personal Intelligence.
Taken from you
- Absolute promise of no personalized ads based on Gmail, Drive or Photos content now has an opt-in exception
- Data from Gmail, Photos and Drive may be used across services like Search and Gemini Apps if you allow it
Won back
- Wording says cross-service data access depends on your choice and settings
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
* We don’t show you personalized ads based on your content from Drive, Gmail, or Google Photos, unless you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
You 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+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
For example, if you ask Search a question about a recent hotel booking, Search may use information about booking details from an email to help suggest things to do near your hotel.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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