6 links that will show you what Google knows about you

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Some cool things you should know about Google :)

1. Find out how Google sees you
Google attempts to create a basic profile of you, your age, gender, interests. They use this data to serve you relevant ads. You can review how Google sees you here:

https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/

2. Find out your location history
If you use Android, your mobile device may be sending your location as well as velocity data to Google. You can see your entire location history and export it here:

https://maps.google.com/locationhistory

3. Find out your entire Google Search history
Google saves every single search you have ever done. On top of that, they record every Google ad you have clicked on. This log is available to you here:

https://history.google.com

4. Find out every device that has accessed your Google account
If you worry that someone else might be using your account, you can find a list of all devices that have accessed your Google account, their IP address and approximate location here:

https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity

5. Find out all the apps and extensions that are accessing your Google data
This is a list of all the apps that have any type of access to your data. You can see the exact type of permissions granted to the app and revoke access to your data here:

https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions

6. Export all of your data out of Google
Google let’s you export all your data: bookmarks, emails, contacts, drive files, profile info, your youtube videos, photos and more here:

https://www.google.com/takeout

Source: medium.com
 
Thank you, OpenSecLabs, for a fascinating reminder of how many of our choices incorporate, in actuality, our ever present resident guest/host/Google without even knowing that we've invited our "Big Brother" into our homes, shopping trips, phones, and daily lives; and he'd happily continue to stay with us forever unless we kick him out beginning with asking for our key back first!:p
 
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I'm not aware on history so glad you posted it. :)

Actually even though its a private, when publish in internet then already considered as public so sometimes you can think if its still secure even though label as encrypted.
 
I wonder if they are going to send the FBI to my place.

Google knows about me.... Good :D How's that going to affect me :oops: