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> Is Google analyzing uploads to Google Drive to serve you targeted ads?

Is there any reason to believe they're not doing that? It's already a known fact that they scan files for malware and other illegal files such as CSAM. WhatsApp backup contents are a gold mine of personal information.

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Well, they explicitly say so in their privacy policy.

> We don’t show you personalized ads based on your content from Drive, Gmail, or Photos.

Yes, but that wording carefully evades explicitly saying they don’t scan content in the service of ads. For example they still could use your drive content to enrich how they target to other people who have similar profiles.

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