Take control of your privacy by updating these critical Google account settings: pause Web & App Activity, disable Search and Ad Personalization, pause Timeline, review and remove third-party app ...

Google gets a lot of flak for not respecting user privacy. However, your Google account does come with a comprehensive privacy dashboard that most people simply never check. Your Google privacy ...

Your Google account is more than just an email login. It stores years of personal data, including photos, documents, location history, search behavior, and access to third-party apps, making Google ...

That’s the same spam protection that Google says “keeps your private information safe. Gmail works hard to protect you from ...

Google is rolling out a redesign of Search settings on the web that centralizes everything into the account menu. Instead of a hamburger button and navigation drawer, tap your Google Account avatar to ...

Google is testing an AI chatbot interface to help you navigate through your account settings. We discovered a chat-based interface, powered by Gemini, that could help you find specific settings items ...

Last month we spotted work towards a small change in Android settings that adds your name to the Google account page. That change is now starting to appear live for some users. In addition to showing ...

Whether through the ads it serves, queries it handles, emails it scans, or sensors it tracks, Google knows a lot about you. Most of that information’s given voluntarily with the understanding that ...

Update, March 8, 2025: This story, originally published March 7, has been updated with details of more data that Google has confirmed it will be deleting unless account holders take swift action to ...