Reference: 1333 Title: Here's Why It Took Gmail 13 Years to Stop Scanning Your Email to Target Ads Summary: Google stopped scanning Gmail for ad-targeting in 2017 to address privacy concerns, but still personalizes ads using other user data sources. URL: https://www.fastcompany.com/4041720/heres-why-it-took-gmail-13-years-to-stop-scanning-your-email-to-target-ads