Google to stop scanning users’ Gmail inboxes for advertising purposes, a decision that in theory should improve users’ privacy, but in reality, it does not. Google’s SVP of Google Cloud, Diane Greene, said the same policy for Gmail business customers would be extended to users of free Gmail accounts. Currently, over 1.2 billion users use Gmail, while Google boasts with over 3 million businesses who use its enterprise offering G Suite service plan. Google most likely believes that the inbox scanning scandal from a few years ago has prevented many companies from adopting G Suite, fearing their emails would be scanned.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-stop-scanning-gmail-inboxes-for-advertising-purposes/