Google is one of the mostly used search engine for information simply because you can find just about anything or topic that may be of interest to you. But ever wondered what happens as you search this information or use any of the other Google products like Android, Google Maps, YouTube!!!
Well with Google its most likely that it understands your behavior way better than everyone and you will be amazed that everything you do or search for whenever using Google’s products are stored and interestingly made available for you to view and choose what you do with it. However for your own privacy we recommend you can delete some of the search queries which could be damaging or not available for a third party consumption.
What is My Google Activity ?
My Google Activity is a central place were you can view and manage any Google activity like the Apps you use, website visited, YouTube videos you have watched.
You can visit this page via https://myactivity.google.com/ if not already logged, you will be required to sign in, once logged in you will be welcomed with your previous search history, your mobile apps history okay let’s just say for everything you do weather on your Android phone or on a desktop Google stores every details.
How it Works
Google will only collect this information if you are logged into your Google account, otherwise if not logged in Google cannot log of any of your internet activities especially if using their apps like Google Search, YouTube, or Chrome.
By default this information is arranged in a timeline layout (like on social media platforms like Facebook & Twitter) were your activity is arranged by date and activity done specifying what you actually did or what the app did.
Much as Google is collecting so much about you, the beauty is that they give you an option to delete your history as they illustrate here
Does Google use this data ?
Most definitely yes, that’s how they are able to present you with personalized , search results depending on your interests, and also using the acquired information they are able to provide you with filtered news, location data like restaurants recommendations.
Although the same data is used to improve on Google’s products and services.
Well if you are someone who cares about your online privacy and we should all do, Google clearly provides a detailed explanation on which data and from which apps they collect, how they use it, further still they guide you on how it can be managed like deleting, stopping Google from collecting this information in the first place.
