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<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>YouTube (US): YouTube privacy policy now says ad personalization uses activity across devices</title><link>https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/34f7e8c1b883/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tos.linkflow.be/changes/34f7e8c1b883/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>minor</category><description>A sentence about cookies and preferences now says search results or ads may be personalized based on your activity &#x27;across devices&#x27;. The effective-date line was also removed, which is a formatting change. Taken from you: Ad and search personalization may now draw on your activity across devices, not just the current one</description></item>
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