How To Restrict Google From Saving Data

Selective account management can make your presence more personal.

- Nidhi Singal

Ever wondered how Google knows the last time you visited your favourite bakery and then asks you to review it, even when you have not searched for it on any Google service? Does it surprise you when Google suggests the estimated arrival time to your office as soon as you step out of your house? Well, that’s just a small bit of your data that Google has access to. Most of us do not realise that while signing up for various services, apps or even while setting up an Android smartphone, we unknowingly accept most of their conditions, agreements and grant them permission to access our data (who reads the long list of agreement clauses?). If Google’s omnipresence bothers you and you want to take a U-turn, here is a quick guide on how to revoke most of the controls Google has access to.

Google has created a page that allows you to glance through such permissions and change them. Within ‘My Accounts’, there is a dedicated tab for ‘Privacy and Personalization’ that allows you to manage data and choose what activity is saved to personalise the Google experience.

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