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<item><title>Snapchat (EU): Snapchat clarifies My AI keeps chats but only uses the last 24 hours for responses</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/590903458832/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/590903458832/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>minor</category><category>AI training</category><description>The old text said My AI chat content was kept until you delete it or your account. The new text says My AI retains the content but only uses the previous 24 hours to power responses. Use of shared content and location to improve products and personalise ads continues, now phrased with &#x27;also&#x27;.</description></item>
<item><title>Snapchat (US): Snapchat&#x27;s separate My Selfie Terms disappear from the recorded Terms of Service page</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/c73cb0cefe57/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/c73cb0cefe57/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>minor</category><category>AI training</category><description>The whole My Selfie Terms text (effective April 29, 2024) is absent from the new version, with nothing added. Those terms covered use of selfies for AI features, a broad licence over generated images of the user, use of selfies to train machine learning models, and ads showing the user&#x27;s likeness. The diff does not show whether the terms moved elsewhere or were retired.</description></item>
<item><title>Snapchat (US): Snapchat clarifies My AI keeps chats but only uses the last 24 hours for responses</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/c136bd77f803/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/c136bd77f803/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>minor</category><category>AI training</category><description>The old policy said My AI conversations were kept until you delete them or your account. The new text says My AI still retains the content, but only uses the previous 24 hours to power its responses. The use of shared content and location to improve products and personalise ads remains, now worded as &#x27;also&#x27; used.</description></item>
<item><title>Roblox (EU): Roblox biometric notice: retention lines no longer name Persona; &#x27;Roblox has no access&#x27; lines removed</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/bfb93c90ecd0/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/bfb93c90ecd0/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>The biometric retention bullets no longer name Persona as the party deleting data; they now say the data is deleted within 30 days and destroyed after the retention period. Lines saying Roblox gets no copy of Biometric Data, cannot access face geometry, and may access stored ID photos and selfies for training and compliance were removed. The effective date moved to November 6, 2026. Taken from you: Deletion commitment no longer names the service provider Persona as responsible</description></item>
<item><title>Roblox (EU): Roblox EU privacy policy adds AI training on uploaded camera content, researcher data access and longer parent-email retention</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/1b7e8ace8d43/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/1b7e8ace8d43/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>major</category><category>AI training</category><description>Roblox&#x27;s EU privacy policy now says content you upload through camera or upload features may be kept for AI training and improving products, not just for the feature itself. It adds a section on researcher access to platform data, which in some cases may include Personal Information. It also names more legal orders that can lead to sharing (e.g. European Production Orders), and keeps a parent&#x27;s email for 7 days instead of 24 hours if account linking isn&#x27;t completed. It adds some parental-rights and Global Privacy Control wording as well. Taken from you: Uploaded camera/photo/video content may now be kept for AI training and product improvement, not just the feature&#x27;s purpose; Parent emails are kept 7 days instead of 24 hours if linking is not completed; Personal Information may be shared with researchers where legally required; Legal-order sharing now names specific instruments, such as European Production/Preservation Orders and Brazilian Marco Civil orders. Sharing in response to court orders and legal process was already allowed.; Creators &#x27;may&#x27; rather than &#x27;will&#x27; access user data; contact importer wording no longer says &#x27;consent&#x27;</description></item>
<item><title>Google Maps (EU): Google Maps policy lets Search and Gemini use Gmail, Photos, Drive data if you allow</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/76fc2a356ac8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/76fc2a356ac8/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>The privacy policy now says you may let services like Search or Gemini Apps access data from other Google services such as Photos, Gmail and Drive to personalize your experience. The promise not to show personalized ads based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now has an exception if you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. Ads may also be based on personalized content from Google services. Taken from you: Unconditional promise of no personalized ads based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now applies only unless you share that data with other Google services; Personalized ads can now draw on personalized content from Google services, not just interests and activity</description></item>
<item><title>Google Maps (US): Google Maps policy lets opted-in data from Gmail, Photos, Drive feed personalization and ads</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/085f25cc2870/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/085f25cc2870/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>The policy now says you may let services like Search or Gemini Apps access data from Photos, Gmail and Drive for more personalized experiences. The previous flat statement that personalized ads are not based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now has an exception: if you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. An example describes Search using hotel booking details from an email. Taken from you: Unconditional promise that ads are not personalized from Drive, Gmail or Photos content now applies only unless you share that data with other services; Ads can be based on personalized content from Google services, not just interests and activity; Gemini Apps, as well as Search, can now be allowed to access your Photos, Gmail and Drive data to personalize your experience, including ads.</description></item>
<item><title>YouTube (EU): YouTube privacy policy lets Google services share your Gmail, Photos, Drive data if you opt in</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/58f7056fded9/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/58f7056fded9/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>The policy now says you may choose to let services like Search or Gemini Apps access data from other Google services such as Photos, Gmail and Drive for personalization. The earlier flat statement that personalized ads are not based on Drive, Gmail or Photos content now carries an exception: it applies unless you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads. A new section describes Personal Intelligence, with an example of Search using hotel booking details from an email. Taken from you: Absolute promise that Drive, Gmail and Photos content is not used for personalized ads now has an opt-in exception; Search or Gemini Apps can now also use data from Photos, Gmail and Drive to personalize your experience, including ads, if you allow it.</description></item>
<item><title>YouTube (US): YouTube privacy policy lets Google services share your Gmail, Photos and Drive data for personalization and ads</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/2c1468a9178d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/2c1468a9178d/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>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 &#x27;personalize content&#x27; 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</description></item>
<item><title>Facebook (US): Facebook adds data from third-party content providers using &#x27;contributor tier models&#x27; to its policy</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/a13ba40e027c/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/a13ba40e027c/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>minor</category><category>AI training</category><description>A new bullet in the Audience Network publishers section says Meta receives information from third parties that provide content, including products and services built by external developers using &#x27;contributor tier models&#x27; via APIs. The diff does not say how this information is used. Taken from you: Meta now lists another source of information it receives: third-party content providers and external developers&#x27; products built with its contributor tier models</description></item>
<item><title>ChatGPT (EU): ChatGPT EU privacy policy adds ad personalisation and ads-data collection for Free and Go users</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/e2fb0e938c44/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/e2fb0e938c44/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>The EU policy now covers ads on ChatGPT for Free and Go users. This includes collecting ad history and interests, using past chats and current chat context to personalise ads (with consent), and receiving data from advertisers. It adds legal-basis rows for personalised ads, generic ads and advertiser reporting, plus advertising controls in account settings. The existing table, the training purposes and the browser-data clause were already there. Taken from you: Free and Go users&#x27; ad views/engagement and interests are now collected; Past chats and current chat context may be used to select and personalise ads; Purchase and other data from advertisers and data partners may be received and used</description></item>
<item><title>Amazon.com (EU): Amazon privacy notice adds generative AI model development and expands third-party data sources</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/5e804bcc1a7e/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/5e804bcc1a7e/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>The updated notice states that Amazon uses machine learning and AI to enhance its services, including using data to develop or deploy its generative AI models, and points to a new Generative AI Development Disclosure. It also adds items on linking Amazon accounts to third-party businesses via Login with Amazon, ad interaction data from third-party sites and apps, and content received from third parties for advertising-related purposes. Taken from you: Data may be used to develop or deploy Amazon&#x27;s generative AI models and services; Amazon collects information on how you interact with Amazon ads on third-party websites and apps; Amazon receives advertising-related information and identifiers from third parties to develop and improve its services; Using Login with Amazon or linking your account to a third-party business is now listed among the actions through which you give Amazon information</description></item>
<item><title>Facebook (EU): Facebook EU policy expands description of AI feature data collection and adds data transfer framework</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/1340a29e7061/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/1340a29e7061/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>minor</category><category>AI training</category><description>The Facebook EU policy now lists in more detail what is collected from interactions with Meta&#x27;s generative AI features: prompts, responses, feedback, data from connected third-party apps, and information used to personalize them. Much of this was already covered in general terms, such as content and messages exchanged with AI features and connected third-party apps. The transfers section also adds a statement that Meta Platforms, Inc. is certified under the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks and relies on them for transfers to the U.S. Taken from you: The policy now also lists feedback you give to AI features, and the responses to that feedback, as information collected.</description></item>
<item><title>Snapchat (US): Snapchat adds age verification wording and optional face grouping in Memories to its privacy policy</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/e0839bdc1dcb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/e0839bdc1dcb/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>notable</category><category>AI training</category><description>The updated policy (effective September 21, 2026) adds wording that Snapchat may ask users to verify their age depending on region, and that automated tools may confirm age-appropriate use. It adds optional face grouping in Memories, which uses information about faces in saved photos. It also says friends may see your current or recent activity status if you allow it, and that information may be shared to verify ages for legal obligations. Taken from you: Snapchat may ask you to verify your age, depending on region, and now lists age estimation as a use of information you provide; If you enable face grouping, information about faces in your Memories may be used; Automated tools may also be used to confirm age-appropriate use, drawing on account, device, usage and content-related signals; Your current or recent activity status may be visible to friends if allowed; Age information may be used or shared to comply with legal obligations, including verifying user ages</description></item>
<item><title>Instagram (US): Instagram privacy policy reworks AI wording and adds AI &#x27;actions&#x27; to described features</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/87bb01e08121/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/87bb01e08121/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>minor</category><category>AI training</category><description>The July 2026 policy mostly rewords sentences and renames &#x27;AI at Meta&#x27; to &#x27;Meta AI&#x27; or &#x27;features that are part of AI at Meta&#x27;. It adds a new section heading on personalizing AI features and describes AI features as able to &#x27;perform actions&#x27; as well as create and understand content. One consent condition for sensitive information changes from &#x27;and&#x27; to &#x27;or&#x27;. Taken from you: Sensitive information clause now reads &#x27;or where you have given your explicit consent&#x27;, which may loosen the consent requirement; AI features are now described as able to perform actions using your information</description></item>
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