Google probably knows better than his friends and closest relatives. With each search you perform or Watch YouTube video, the search giant is collecting information for a custom profile silence that used to serve targeted ads. However, a new tool called My activity makes it easier than ever to see what type of information Google is storing about you - and delete prefer that they forget things. This is what you need to know about this new tool and how it can help control your privacy.
So what is my activity?
It is basically a timeline that shows what Google has saved about your online activities dating back at what Google has been tracking them. You can find this product will https://myactivity.google.com. (. Note: You will be asked to probably re-enter your password as a security measure) Once you have done in it, there must be a chronological list of the things that has made use of Google services - the searches' I have, you've seen videos on YouTube, and so on (assuming that you have not used Google for privacy to block the collection of certain information, of course).
You can even search through the discovery of data to find a specific record or activity Google has saved - as perhaps while he looked for a home remedy for plantar warts - or filter the timeline by date or type of activity.
And you said you could delete things?
Yup! If you do not want Google search recalling that plantar wart or when Binged videos watched a cat shark in a suit riding a Roomba, it is quite easy to erase. First, you need to find the records you want to delete or modify, which is made easy with the search bar at the top of the page. Once you have found the bit ashamed of your past online at the timeline, you can open a small menu by clicking the three vertical dots at the right end of the record. Select the option to delete that menu, and voila - Google forget it!
You can also delete things in bulk by clicking the three-dot menu at the top of the timeline, choose "Delete activity" and select a date range to delete the following page. If you want a completely blank slate, opt for the "all-time" option.
What if I want Google to stop tracking this data?
You're lucky! You can "pause" data collection of Google whenever you want. To block things, head to google activity controls. From there, you can tell Google to stop storing information about such things as their searches, location history, and YouTube viewing habits.
But if looking back through my timeline of activity that has a little paranoid, you probably also worth checking run through Google's privacy. That feature, which can be found in google privacy checkup, uses a simple interface, not only to help you manage the data that is being saved by Google, but also things like what information you can be public through services like Google +.
Is there a downside to erase my history - save Google or pause altogether?
Well, no doubt one of the Google: The search giant makes most of its money from the distribution of targeted ads, which is made easier by the treasure trove of data they have on the online activities of users . But that means that the limitation of the data probably will result from saves to see ads that are less relevant to their interests. And beyond the ads, Google uses the information to help customize their products to user preferences, which can mean a more convenient online experience. For example, Google has said that let save search history can mean that returns faster results and let it cling to the location history can help better choices in your product commute Maps. So really, it's a trade off.
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