Google's privacy policy now reads "Effective October 16, 2026." It used to say flatly: "We don't show you personalized ads based on your content from Drive, Gmail, or Photos." That line now ends "unless you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads." A new passage says you "may choose to allow certain Google services, including services like Search or Gemini Apps, to access data from other Google services you use, such as Google Photos and Workspace apps like Gmail and Drive," and that "Search may process some of the data that you allow Search to access to personalize content, including ads." Personalized ads are now described as based on "your interests, activity, or personalized content from Google services." The policy also adds a definition tied to features such as "Personal Intelligence," with the example of Search using hotel booking details from an email to suggest things to do nearby. The access is opt-in: the policy frames it as something you choose to allow, subject to each service's own settings.
Who it affects
Anyone with a Google account who turns on, or is offered, features that let Search or Gemini read Gmail, Google Photos, or Drive, such as Personal Intelligence
In the GitHub Secret Protection section of GitHub's pricing page, the "Copilot secret scanning" row is renamed "AI detection for alerts" ("Use AI to detect unstructured secrets, like passwords, in existing code"). A new row, "AI detection for push protection," uses AI to "detect unstructured secrets, like passwords, and block pushes that contain them," and is listed as "Usage-based" rather than included in the plan price.
Who it affects
Teams paying for GitHub Secret Protection, especially admins who want AI-based password detection to block pushes and need to budget for usage charges
Two real updates today out of nine raw page diffs. Google's privacy policy, now effective October 16, 2026, drops its flat promise that it doesn't show personalized ads based on your content from Drive, Gmail, or Photos: the line now ends "unless you choose to make data from these services available to other Google services that support personalized ads," and a new passage says Search may use data you let it access from those apps to "personalize content, including ads." GitHub's pricing page renamed Copilot secret scanning to "AI detection for alerts" and added a usage-based "AI detection for push protection" to Secret Protection. DoorDash's new terms showed up in our snapshot today but were already covered on Oct 16. Audible's plan page flipped back to its "Cancel anytime" and "Save 16%" wording, and Squarespace, Wix, Grammarly, PayPal, and Mailchimp changes were layout, localized pricing, email de-obfuscation, and marketing copy, not real policy or price changes.