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- Google’s Personal Intelligence terms may also open Gmail and Photos data to ad targeting, per The Verge
The Verge reports that Google’s updated privacy terms for Personal Intelligence could mean sharing data for better AI recommendations also enables more personalized ads from Gmail and Google Photos signals.
- A second German court holds Google liable for false claims in its AI search answers after Google settled the Munich case, per The Decoder
In a decision dated September 24, 2026, the Aachen Regional Court barred Google from spreading three AI Mode answers that falsely tied a local neuroradiology professor to a sexual assault and court proceedings that involved a different former professor. The court ruled on an emergency basis without hearing Google, threatened fines of up to 250,000 euros per violation, and explicitly followed the Munich Regional Court I ruling from late May that Google's AI answers are its own statements. The Decoder reports that Google never pursued its announced appeal of the Munich ruling and settled that case instead. Google can still challenge the Aachen injunction, which is not yet final.
- Google freezes open source bug bounty over flood of AI-generated reports, per TechCrunch
Google paused its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program effective October 1, citing a significant rise in automated submissions, "the vast majority of which are not valid," per TechCrunch. Engineers and maintainers were overwhelmed by invalid, often hallucinated reports, per Tom's Hardware. An update is promised in Q1 2027; meanwhile participants are pointed to Google's other bounty programs. The pause lands as earlier warnings said AI slop was straining bug bounty programs.