07.27.2021 17:Jul PM EDT
Is Google Tracking Your iPhone, Samsung Location Without Permission? Yes and Here Are 4 Steps to Stop It
It is no secret that Google tracks user activity to provide its users with a more personalized web experience. However, it does blur the lines of just how private private data is. Find out how you can take back your privacy with these fours steps.
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Google pretty much tracks you and your smartphone wherever it goes and log it in your Google Timeline. It s part of the search engine s whole system of letting you know where you re going and where you have been. It would be a nice thing to keep track of where you have been for trips down memory lane, but it is also a very creepy privacy concern.
How to Delete Google Search History on Android, iPhone and Chrome
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July 16, 2021
While Google gives you the option to delete your search history occasionally or to not save it at all, there are certain advantages to keeping your Web & App Activity on. For one thing, it gives you more personalized experiences around various Google apps and services. But in case you share your device with another person, you now get another layer of protection for this so no one can just view all of your My Activity on the shared device. You can now require extra verification for viewing said search activity.
This new tool from Google will ensure that other people sharing your computer or even your smartphone will not be able to just view your search history whenever they want to. All you have to do is to require extra verification for viewing your activity and complete search history. To view that, you’ll have to require your password or two-factor authentication. Of course, only you should have access to that information in order for the
Google on Thursday announced a pair of new tools for its flagship iOS app that adds an extra layer of protection to saved search histories and allows users to quickly delete recent search data with the tap of a button.
Announced in a blog post, the new search history protection feature restricts access to My Activity in the Google app. That section stores a user s search history, or what Google calls Web & App Activity.
When the setting is enabled, additional information like an account password or two-factor authentication is needed to view search history data. Google is positioning the feature as a good privacy practice for those who share their device with others.