One can get a sense of the volume of data they are giving away to Google every day by considering all the things they do on Chrome, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and other Google services. That is… a lot for most of us.
Google at least offers a thorough web dashboard that you can use to view some of the data being acquired, regardless of whether you believe the targeted advertising and data collecting are worth the free apps you receive in return.
It allows you to eliminate all of the data that Google has already gathered, prevent it from collecting further, or have your data automatically deleted after a predetermined amount of time (such as three months). If you intend to delete your Google account, you can also utilise these tools to clean the records; however, doing so should also remove all of the data linked to your account.
Here’s how to use the options that are accessible to you.
Locate your data
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