Google has updated its privacy policy so that people who connect Gmail, Drive or Google Photos to AI features may see ads based on that content, The Verge reports. The policy used to say plainly that Google would not use those services for personalized ads. As of Oct. 16 it adds an exception: "unless you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads." The change was first spotted by Android Authority.

That covers anyone who has linked those apps to AI Mode and other Search tools through Google's Personal Intelligence feature. Google's policy says advertisers don't get access to the Gmail, Drive or Photos content or to names or email addresses, and that it won't target ads on sensitive categories such as race, religion, sexual orientation or health. Users can disconnect apps from Personal Intelligence, or turn off Personalized Recommendations on the Search Services Personalization settings page.