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Google promised not to show ads based on your emails. AI could undo that

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27.07.2026

Google promised not to show ads based on your emails. AI could undo that

Connecting Gmail to Google’s AI gives the company a much more detailed look into your life. Google only says that it’s not mining those insights for ads today.

[Photos: Google; Umut Hasanoglu/Unsplash]

Since 2017, Google has promised not to show ads based on users’ Gmail messages.

While that policy isn’t changing today, Google may be laying the groundwork for personalized ads based on AI insights from users’ inboxes. Google’s support documents already acknowledge that it may show ads based on users’ interactions with AI, and with new Personal Intelligence AI features in........

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