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This video will show you how to manage your Google Privacy & Security settings.
If you’re worried about how much Google knows about you, you’ll want to stick around.
Come on, let’s get after it.
Google has updated their privacy policy nearly 30 times since 1999, so it’s really important
you know what Google’s tracking and how to manage your settings.
Here’s how to control your Google privacy.
First things first, head to privacy.google.com.
This is a cute little overview page, but at the top you can click on ‘your data’ and
this is where you can learn all about the data that Google collects.
From here, click on ‘my account’ in the top right corner.
If you’re not signed in, you’ll do so in order to access your Google Account page.
Here, you’ll have 3 columns: sign in and security, then personal info and privacy,
and then account preferences.
First, you’ll want to do a security check-up.
So, click on ‘get started’ under ‘security check-up’ in the sign in and security column.
A security check up page will now appear with important information.
You can see the status of: Your devices, recent security events, sign-in and recovery, and
third-party access.
If you’ve added 2 step verification to your account, you’ll see that in this list too.
I’ve got all green check marks, but if you notice a yellow circle with an exclamation
point, you’ll want to check that out.
To do so, just click on the line item to view or change the access settings.
When you’re done, click ‘continue to your google account’ on the bottom.
In the same Sign in and Security column, select ‘apps with account access’.
Here, you can see and manage all 3rd party apps that have access to your account.
Underneath that, you’ll have the “saved passwords’ section.
Here you’ll be able to view and manage saved app and site passwords from either Android
OS, or the Google Chrome browser.
It’s always a good idea to pop in there and clear out any old sites or apps you no
longer use, look for anything you don’t recognize, or any duplicates.
Now that’s taken care of, head back to your Google Account page.
In the ‘personal info and privacy’ column, select ‘get started’ under the ‘privacy
checkup’ option.
This will let you review how Google uses your information.
Click ‘start now’.
Here, the first section is the ‘personalize your google experience’ section.
This section allows you to manage settings like: web and app activity, location history,
device info, voice and audio activity, youtube search history, and youtube watch history.
To toggle any setting on or off, just click the blue writing indicating if the feature
is on or off, then click the toggle to the right.
The second option allows you to manage what you share on youtube.
You can toggle any of the privacy settings on or off here.
There’s options like ‘likes and subscriptions’, your activity feed and more.
Next, are your Google Photos settings.
The most important setting here is the geo-location one.
I’d recommend removing the geo-location in items shared by link.
That means any weirdos won’t be able to look at the meta data of a photo you’ve
shared.
Next is the ‘help people connect with you’ settings.
This is where you can toggle off any of your connected phone numbers so they won’t be
publicly linked to Google.
You can also remove old numbers here.
Next is a Google + section.
If you still use that, you can adjust some settings here.
Next is a section on making ads more relevant to you.
Click on ‘manage your add settings’ to see if ad personalization is on or off and
how your ads are personalized.
This section is a list of everything Google thinks you’re interested in based on your
preferences and history.
Click on any item to turn it off if it doesn’t apply to you.
Google’s really good at informing users when they’ve updated their privacy policy,
so be sure to pop back in your settings every now and then to make sure you’re comfortable
with what information of yours is being shared.
Now I want to hear from you.
What do you think about Google’s ever-changing privacy policy?
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