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  1. Dial in your privacy: How to adjust or delete saved Google activity


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Dial in your privacy: How to adjust or delete saved Google activity

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 within that ecosystem, you still might want to take a look at what is being stored. Here’s how to check your Google Account activity and delete or turn off saved history. As touchy of a subject as data is, having less of it available for malicious actors to get their hands on is a better thing. That’s why what little of it is controllable should be considered. As far as your Google Account goes, there is a virtual ton of data stored almost every single day. Since the company’s product lineup is so expansive, you can leave traces of activity in hundreds of ways, whether on YouTube, Google Maps, Google Shopping, or even the Assistant. Every single Google product that users use has a breadcrumb trail running through it. While that way of looking at it sounds negative, there is a silver lining. Google’s ramped-up approach to privacy and security has made way for That data can come in a few forms. For instance, voice commands through Google Assistant, Maps, or Search are transcripted and saved to improve audio recognition. Google Assistant has gotten so reliable because of the heaps of transcript data Google has to pull from. Of course, you’re able to turn that setting off even if you opted in originally. Should you opt out of recorded activity data? As mentioned, personal data safety is a massive topic but it has sever...