NetMoneyLab ยท Oct 23, 2026
Bottom line: for a small advertiser, nothing changes inside Google Ads today, because advertisers get no access to anyone's inbox or photos.
Since July 1, 2021, Google has said it doesn't show personalized ads based on content from Drive, Gmail or Google Photos.
The affected group is users who connect Gmail, Drive, Photos or Calendar to Search or Gemini through Personal Intelligence, which is opt-in.
Two protections remain, according to the policy and PPC Land:
In our view, nothing in the ad account changes today. Three habits make sense:
If you use Google and don't want Gmail or Photos data feeding personalization, Techlicious describes this path, which may vary by account and screen language:
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