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Google's privacy policy now lets Gmail, Drive and Photos data shape ads if you connect them to its AI features

The Verge quotes the exact policy wording that changed and explains how to opt out.

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.

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People connect Gmail, Drive and Photos to Personal Intelligence so AI Mode can answer better, and the policy now lets that connection also feed personalized ads. Google says advertisers don't see the content and it won't target sensitive categories, but the line moved without a new choice: the exception covers anyone who had already connected these apps. Data handed to an AI assistant for one purpose is now available for another unless the user goes into settings to disconnect.

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CCybersecurity #burger-king#data-breach#Japan#mobile-apps#personal-data

Burger King Japan says app data on 11.18 million members leaked

BleepingComputer quotes the company's notice and places it in a year of breaches at Japanese firms.

Burger King Japan disclosed that attackers accessed the system that manages member information for its official smartphone app, leaking 11.18 million customer records, BleepingComputer reports. The company says it determined on October 13 that unauthorized access took place between October 2 and October 7, and that it blocked the source as soon as it learned of it.

The exposed data includes names, dates of birth, gender, email addresses, phone numbers and order history. The company says credit card numbers were not stored on the server and it found no evidence that login credentials were accessed, and that no secondary damage such as fraudulent use had been confirmed.

Burger King Japan has reported the breach to Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission and warns customers about emails, texts and calls impersonating it. BleepingComputer notes a run of attacks on major Japanese companies this year; a Macnica researcher has logged 119 incidents involving personal data theft or exposure.

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