Google wants its users to have greater control over your personal data and has announced a new tool that will allow you to control your search history directly from your browser.
Google makes it easy to access search history
It is no secret to anyone the large amount of data that we share every time we use the internet, and specifically Google can know a lot about us among other activities, through our search history.
This data, according to the internet giant, can include the terms that are searched for, the links that are interacted with as well as other information, including the location from where the query was made on its platform. Although to a great extent this data improves the browsing experiencefor many it is a source of concern.
Although Google allowed us to review the data of the search history and delete those that we did not want to share, until now the best way to do it was via Google account settings: a whole process that became tedious and complicated and that many users never completed.
But now reviewing your search history will be much easier, since the controls will be found directly on the Google search platform: “you will be able to review or delete your search activity and quickly get back to finding what you were looking for” ensures Google in its .
But in addition to controlling your search history, You can also manage other personal data that are relevant in searches, for example, the control of what is presented in the search engine as well as choosing the information that Google can save in its activity controls.
This new option will be available from now in the desktop and web version of the browserwhile in the coming weeks it will also be deployed on the Google mobile app for iOS and Android.
How to check your private data from the browser
Google is taking the security of its users’ data very seriously, and now more than ever after it was announced that leaked the personal data of around 500,000 users.
That is why this effort will not only be limited to the search engine, as stated by , director of product management, privacy and data protection at Google on his official blog: “Next year, we will expand it to Google Maps, followed by many other Google products. Having access to relevant and actionable privacy controls directly from the Google products you use every day is just one of the ways we’re continually working to create privacy that works for everyone.”
To access the configuration of your searches, you only have to choose the “Preferences” option directly in the browser, and select “Your data in Search”, and even click directly on the option “Control your data in Google search” that appears on the main page of the search engine.
Once inside the settings you will be able to review and edit your search history, and control your web, application, voice and audio activity and ad personalization, in addition to access more options in order to manage your personal data.
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