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Consumers who are looking for ways to limit their online exposure can take a proactive approach to secure their data and online activities. Minimizing a company’s ability to collect your personal information is simple and effective. With Google, you can choose to delete your Google Activity and limit how much of your online data can be collected. “Doesn’t the Google Incognito function and deleting my browser history keep my data safe?” The answer to that is not entirely. People often have the misconception that deleting their web search history periodically will be enough to keep them private and safe. This is not the case. When using an incognito tab, your anonymity is still exposed by your ISP, and that information is given to major corporations who are willing to pay for the data being collected. Google’s practices can be as shady as their algorithm though there are other alternatives out there that will prioritize your privacy. One of these would be It is likely that you will continue to make use of Google as your search engine, but you may want to take control of the information collected by removing some, or all, of your browsing activity. You’ll need to delete a few things separately such as your maps activity if you’ve ever allowed Google to track your location. Even if you deleted every bit of your activity, Google keeps records of how you used its web browser. This means when you perform a search, it’ll remember what you’ve searched for and when. According to Goo...

When you search on Google with Web & App Activity turned on, Google saves activity like your Search history to your Google Account. Web & App Activity saves data about the things you do across Google services, including associated info like locations, in your account to make your experience more personalized. We use your saved activity to give you more personalized experiences, like app and content recommendations. In • Delete Search historysaved to your Google Account. • Manage Search settings like what activity Google saves and when Google auto-deletes your history. Your Search history can also be saved to your device, like when you use the Google app while signed out of your Google Account. Manage & delete Search history Manage Search history saved to your Google Account Important: If you delete Search history that’s saved to your Google Account, you can’t get it back. You can delete a specific activity, or delete your Search history from a specific day, a custom date range, or all time. • On your computer, go to your • Choose the Search history you want to delete. You can choose: • All your Search history: Above your history, click Delete Delete all time. • A specific time period: Above your history, click Delete Delete custom range. • A specific day: Next to the day, click Delete all activity from [day] . • A specific activity: Next to the activity, click Delete activity item . Control your Search history • On your computer, go to your • On the left or at the top,...

Joe Fedewa Staff Writer Joe Fedewa is a Staff Writer at How-To Geek. He has been covering consumer technology for over a decade and previously worked as Managing Editor at XDA-Developers. Joe loves all things technology and is also an avid DIYer at heart. He has written thousands of articles, hundreds of tutorials, and dozens of reviews. Michael Crider Writer Michael Crider is a veteran technology journalist with a decade of experience. He spent five years writing for Android Police and his work has appeared on Digital Trends and Lifehacker. He’s covered industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Mobile World Congress in person. | ✔ Reviewed By The above options will delete the search history stored by Google’s servers along with your Google account. If you’re concerned about other people with access to your computer, phone, or tablet accessing your search history, be sure to also RELATED: How to Clear Your History in Any Browser Keep in mind that Google uses Search information and all its other services to personalize your search results, among other things. So, if you’re systematically clearing out all of the historical data from your Google account, you may notice a less “personalized” experience. Joe Fedewa Joe Fedewa is a Staff Writer at How-To Geek. He has been covering consumer technology for over a decade and previously worked as Managing Editor at XDA-Developers. Joe loves all things technology and is also an avid DIYer at heart. He has written...

Chris Hoffman Editor-in-Chief Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been interviewed as a technology expert on TV stations like Miami's NBC 6, and had his work covered by news outlets like the BBC. Since 2011, Chris has written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times---and that's just here at How-To Geek. Google stores a history of all the searches you’ve made while signed in, tying it to your Google account. You can now quickly erase this history from Google’s search results rather than Bear in mind that Google uses your search history to learn about you, so deleting the search history will make your search results less personalized. How to Clear Your Google Search History on Desktop To erase your Google search history on desktop, click Settings > Your Data in Search at the top of the page, right below the right side of the search box. Scroll down to the “Your search activity section.” To delete all your Google search history, click the “Delete all Search activity” button. To clear just the last hour of search history, click the “Delete last hour” button. How to Clear Your Google Search History on Mobile On a smartphone, tap the menu button at the top-left corner of the Google search results page. Tap “Your Data in Search.” Scroll down to the “Delete your search activity section” an...

When you use Google sites, apps, and services, some of your activity is saved in your Google Account. You can find and delete this activity in My Activity, and you can stop saving most activity at any time. Delete all activity • On your computer, go to • Above your activity, click Delete . • Click All time. • Click Next Delete. Delete individual activity items For example, this could include a search you did on Google or a website you visited on Chrome: • On your computer, go to • Scroll down to your activity. • Find the item you want to delete. You can find an item a few different ways, including: • Browse by day. • Search or use filters. • On the item you want to delete, click Delete . • On your computer, go to • Scroll down to your activity. • Filter your activity. You can filter by both date and product at the same time. • To filter by date: Select Calendar . Then, select a date to find activity before that date. • To filter by product: Select Search . Then, select products you want to include. Some Google products don't save activity in My Activity. • Delete activity. • To delete all activity you filtered for: Next to the search bar, select Delete Delete Results. • To delete certain items: On the item you want to delete, select Delete . You can automatically delete some of the activity in your Google Account. • On your computer, go to your • At the left, click Data & privacy. • Under "History settings," click an activity or history setting you want to auto-delete. • C...

Joe Fedewa Staff Writer Joe Fedewa is a Staff Writer at How-To Geek. He has been covering consumer technology for over a decade and previously worked as Managing Editor at XDA-Developers. Joe loves all things technology and is also an avid DIYer at heart. He has written thousands of articles, hundreds of tutorials, and dozens of reviews. Michael Crider Writer Michael Crider is a veteran technology journalist with a decade of experience. He spent five years writing for Android Police and his work has appeared on Digital Trends and Lifehacker. He’s covered industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Mobile World Congress in person. | ✔ Reviewed By Chris Hoffman Editor-in-Chief Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been interviewed as a technology expert on TV stations like Miami's NBC 6, and had his work covered by news outlets like the BBC. Since 2011, Chris has written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times---and that's just here at How-To Geek. The above options will delete the search history stored by Google’s servers along with your Google account. If you’re concerned about other people with access to your computer, phone, or tablet accessing your search history, be sure to also RELATED: How to Clear Your History in Any Browser Keep in mind that Google uses Sea...

When you search on Google with Web & App Activity turned on, Google saves activity like your Search history to your Google Account. Web & App Activity saves data about the things you do across Google services, including associated info like locations, in your account to make your experience more personalized. We use your saved activity to give you more personalized experiences, like app and content recommendations. In • Delete Search historysaved to your Google Account. • Manage Search settings like what activity Google saves and when Google auto-deletes your history. Your Search history can also be saved to your device, like when you use the Google app while signed out of your Google Account. Manage & delete Search history Manage Search history saved to your Google Account Important: If you delete Search history that’s saved to your Google Account, you can’t get it back. You can delete a specific activity, or delete your Search history from a specific day, a custom date range, or all time. • On your computer, go to your • Choose the Search history you want to delete. You can choose: • All your Search history: Above your history, click Delete Delete all time. • A specific time period: Above your history, click Delete Delete custom range. • A specific day: Next to the day, click Delete all activity from [day] . • A specific activity: Next to the activity, click Delete activity item . Control your Search history • On your computer, go to your • On the left or at the top,...

When you use Google sites, apps, and services, some of your activity is saved in your Google Account. You can find and delete this activity in My Activity, and you can stop saving most activity at any time. Delete all activity • On your computer, go to • Above your activity, click Delete . • Click All time. • Click Next Delete. Delete individual activity items For example, this could include a search you did on Google or a website you visited on Chrome: • On your computer, go to • Scroll down to your activity. • Find the item you want to delete. You can find an item a few different ways, including: • Browse by day. • Search or use filters. • On the item you want to delete, click Delete . • On your computer, go to • Scroll down to your activity. • Filter your activity. You can filter by both date and product at the same time. • To filter by date: Select Calendar . Then, select a date to find activity before that date. • To filter by product: Select Search . Then, select products you want to include. Some Google products don't save activity in My Activity. • Delete activity. • To delete all activity you filtered for: Next to the search bar, select Delete Delete Results. • To delete certain items: On the item you want to delete, select Delete . You can automatically delete some of the activity in your Google Account. • On your computer, go to your • At the left, click Data & privacy. • Under "History settings," click an activity or history setting you want to auto-delete. • C...

Consumers who are looking for ways to limit their online exposure can take a proactive approach to secure their data and online activities. Minimizing a company’s ability to collect your personal information is simple and effective. With Google, you can choose to delete your Google Activity and limit how much of your online data can be collected. “Doesn’t the Google Incognito function and deleting my browser history keep my data safe?” The answer to that is not entirely. People often have the misconception that deleting their web search history periodically will be enough to keep them private and safe. This is not the case. When using an incognito tab, your anonymity is still exposed by your ISP, and that information is given to major corporations who are willing to pay for the data being collected. Google’s practices can be as shady as their algorithm though there are other alternatives out there that will prioritize your privacy. One of these would be It is likely that you will continue to make use of Google as your search engine, but you may want to take control of the information collected by removing some, or all, of your browsing activity. You’ll need to delete a few things separately such as your maps activity if you’ve ever allowed Google to track your location. Even if you deleted every bit of your activity, Google keeps records of how you used its web browser. This means when you perform a search, it’ll remember what you’ve searched for and when. According to Goo...

Google stores a history of all the searches you’ve made while signed in, tying it to your Google account. You can now quickly erase this history from Google’s search results rather than Bear in mind that Google uses your search history to learn about you, so deleting the search history will make your search results less personalized. How to Clear Your Google Search History on Desktop To erase your Google search history on desktop, click Settings > Your Data in Search at the top of the page, right below the right side of the search box. Scroll down to the “Your search activity section.” To delete all your Google search history, click the “Delete all Search activity” button. To clear just the last hour of search history, click the “Delete last hour” button. How to Clear Your Google Search History on Mobile On a smartphone, tap the menu button at the top-left corner of the Google search results page. Tap “Your Data in Search.” Scroll down to the “Delete your search activity section” and tap either “Delete last hour” or “Delete all Search activity,” depending on how much of your search history you want to clear. How to Stop Google From Collecting Search History Of course, Google will still keep collecting search history even after you clear it. If you’d like to stop Google from doing this, click or tap the “Web & App Activity” option under “Google-wide controls” on the Your Data in Search page. On the Activity Controls page that appears, turn off the “Web & App Activity” slide...