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Danielle: We feel privileged
that billions of people trust products like Search,
Chrome, Maps, and Android
to help them every day.
And we work hard to earn that trust
by providing tools that put you in control of your privacy
and that help you control your online experience.
As Jen mentioned, protecting your privacy
is central to making every day safer with Google.
An important way that we do this
is by helping you take more control over your data,
including the data used to show you ads.
We never sell your personal information to anyone
or use the content you store in apps
like Gmail, Google Photos, or Drive
for advertising purposes.
We also never use sensitive information,
like health, race, religion, or sexual orientation,
for personalized ads, period.
We believe that the best ads are helpful, relevant, and safe.
So, later this year, we'll launch My Ad Center
to give you even more control over the ads you see
across YouTube, Search, and Discover.
We're exp--
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We're expanding on our existing ads privacy settings,
so now through My Ad Center,
you can directly control the data used to personalize your ads.
For the first time,
you can choose to see more ads from the categories or brands you like.
For example, I'm interested in hybrid vehicles,
so I choose to see ads from that category.
You can also opt to see fewer ads
from categories or brands you're not interested in.
You'll be able to access My Ad Center
through your Google account or directly from the ad.
But it's not just about managing your data.
We also know people want to have more control
over their online presence to feel safer.
So I have a question for you all.
How many of you have searched for your name on Google?
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Okay.
I do the occasional search for myself,
and judging by the reaction,
I can tell I'm not alone in checking to see
what others may find about me online.
At Google, while we strongly believe
in open access to information,
we also have a deep commitment to protecting people online.
This is why we have policies
for removing certain types of personally identifiable information
from search results that we know people may prefer to keep private,
such as their bank account or credit card numbers
that could be used for financial fraud.
Now we're building on this
by introducing a new tool to accompany updated remove policies
that allows you to take even more control of your online presence.
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Soon, if you find search results that contain your contact details,
such as your phone number, home address, or email address,
that you want taken down,
you can easily request their removal from Google Search.
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Of course, removing this information from Google Search
doesn't remove it from the Web,
but this is an important step in helping to protect people online.
This feature will be available in the coming months in the Google app,
and you will also be able to access it
by clicking the three dots next to individual Google search results.
Another part of being safer online
is having access to reliable information.
Google Search is built from the ground up
to deliver high-quality information.
This has set Google apart from day one,
and it's something we relentlessly invest in.
And we also give you tools
to evaluate the reliability of the information you come across.
One of the tools we launched last year called "About this result"
has now been used more than 1.6 billion times.
This tool is available on individual search results,
helping you see important context about a website
before you even visit.
But we want to ensure you feel in control of the information you're consuming,
wherever you are online.
So we're making this helpful context more accessible
as you explore the Web beyond S
So imagine you're researching conservation efforts,
and you find yourself on an unfamiliar website
of a rain forest protection organization.
Before you decide to donate, you'd like to understand if it's reliable.
And with just a tap,
the Google app will soon surface relevant context about the website,
including the site description,
what they say about themselves, and what others say about them,
helping you explore with confidence.
You'll be able to see context like this on any website,
coming soon to the Google app on both iOS and Android.
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As we've talked about today,
at Google, we keep more people safe online
than anyone else in the world
with products that are secure by default,
private by design,
and that put you in control.
Everything we make is designed with safety at the core,
including the platforms with billions of users,
like Search and Android.