How to take charge of your Google privacy settings

How to take charge of your Google privacy settings

Have you had a Google Privacy Checkup lately? If not, when better than Data Privacy Day to audit the privacy of your Google account?



Users have become increasingly sensitive about how their data is handled, which in turn means that tech companies face increasing scrutiny. Google, for example, has introduced new privacy features in recent years in a bid to increase the transparency of how it handles data and to put control back in the users’ hands.


One simple way to boost your Google account privacy is to use the Privacy Checkup feature. In a number of simple steps, the tool enables you to manage your data on various products and services rub by the company. Let’s dive in now and review some of the key privacy decisions you may want to make when it comes to using Search, YouTube, Maps or other Google-operated services. [Bear in mind that your dashboard may vary depending on the products and services that you use.]



Web and app activity


When this option is turned on, Google saves your browsing activity on both its site and your local apps while you’re signed in. When it comes to the web and the Chrome web browser, it keeps a pretty thorough history of your searches, the sites you’ve visited, and your activities. If you have an Android smartphone, it also records the apps you’ve interacted with, the precise time at which you did and how many times you used them throughout your day.



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