Duh! Google will collect your data and will explain how to proceed below - enfotimes

Duh! Google will collect your data and will explain how to proceed below




In daily life, Google services have become indispensable, ranging from web browsers to email clients to digital wallets and other things. However, it has become clear that the business led by Sundar Pichai always collects user data.

Google gathers information from the use history of the applications you use. Here are a few Google services that collect data:

Gmail

This e-mail service collects information about the user's contacts, the items the user purchases, the user's contact list, and a variety of other things.


Google Images

This service gathers information about images taken and saved by its users.


Drive by Google

This service can collect all data stored in Google Drive by users.


Google Fit

This service collects all health data and fitness goals established by users.


Calendar on Google

When a user adds information into Google Calendar, Google will be aware of all upcoming schedules, appointments, and performances.

Gmail

This e-mail service collects information about the user's contacts, purchases, contact list, and a number of other things.


Images from Google

This service collects data on photographs taken and saved by its users.


Google Drive 

This service can capture all data held by users on Google Drive.


Google Fit

This service collects all health information and exercise objectives set by users.


Google Calendar

When a user enters data into Google Calendar, Google is made aware of all impending schedules, appointments, and performances.

Android

This is the mobile phone operating system (OS). Google has access to all user activity, including programs that are utilized or have been deleted by users.


So, if you want to prevent Google from collecting your data, here's how, as reported by CNBC International on Friday (11/3/2022):


- Navigate to https://myaccount.google.com/privacycheckup. This is the primary page for working with Google data.


- Access your Google account.


- Next, go through all of the categories, such as Web & App Activity, YouTube Search History, and Location History.


- At the bottom, click "Manage" to understand how Google uses user information and to turn off any information that Google does not want to gather from you.

- Next, navigate to the "Make advertising more relevant to you" area.


Disable "Ad personalisation." 
This way, Google will not target you with advertising based on information it has about you.


Then, 'Control what others view about you.'


Go to 'Edit your shared endorsement setting' and disable it. 
This will prevent your restaurant or app review from appearing on Google Play or Google Maps.


Go to 'Manage your Google Photo settings' and uncheck the box to prevent Google from recognizing your face.


- Go to YouTube's Manage what you share and turn it off so that others can't see your video playlist.

- Lastly, navigate to https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization. You may use this page to prevent Google from collecting information from the services you use, such as your YouTube search history, voice information, and location.

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