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Privacy is a heavy-handed topic, and for a good reason. When it comes to your Google Account, though there might be no obvious risks to certain data being saved ...

Your Google account can store a lot of information about the websites you visit or searches you make. The My Activity tool allows you to manage and delete that data with a few taps. Using one of the ...

There's no getting around it: Google knows a lot about you, probably more than your best friend and closest family members. While the company has made changes to how it tracks users in the past, it ...

Go to Gemini Settings > Personal Context to see for yourself. There is a toggle for Your past chats with Gemini for Gemini’s ...

Google will soon let users automatically delete location history and other private data in rolling intervals of either three months or 18 months. "Choose a time limit for how long you want your ...

Google has launched a new My Activity page, offering a searchable history of almost everything you do online, including Netflix programs you've watched, sites you've visited, things and places you've ...

You're probably aware that Google keeps tabs on what you're up to on its devices, apps, and services—but you might not realize just how far its tracking reach extends, into the places you go, the ...

Google has announced three new ways for users to hide their personal activity while using Maps, YouTube, and Assistant. These features were announced to mark the occasion of October being ...

Here’s a sign of how intent Google is on increasing adoption of Hotpot, its local recommendations engine: Hotpot activity from your friends has been added to the Google Maps home page. If you’re ...