How to Delete or Control Google Activity

Google logs the various quantity of data about you more than you have ever thought about. Google records each search you have executed or ever video you have watched. Whether you are using an Android or iPhone device, Google Map tracks wherever you visit, the time or date you have arrived, the route you had taken even when you didn’t launch an application. As you look at Google, you will get to know that Google knows everything about you, but there are several things that you can do to stop or manage the activity.


Privacy concerns, data leaks, and privacy violations decline public trust. Google has reacted to it by creating the privacy hub that allows you to remove or limit the data that Google collects or lets you access. If you are concerned about your privacy and want to control it, then this post might be helpful for you. Read the blog and follow the steps to delete or control the activity on Google.

How to Find out What Information Google Considers Public

If you desire to find out what information Google considers public, then you can follow the provided steps:
  1. Launch the browser window and visit the Google Account page.
  2. Insert the Google username.
  3. Select the Personal information and check the information from the section.
  4. You can modify or remove the name, photo, gender, birthday, password, number as well as other emails.
  5. Scroll down and choose the Go to About me option to check which information is public.
  6. Then you can make the changes according to it. However, there is no way available to make the account private.
  7. Check the record of the online activity on Google
  8. Log in to the Google Account.
  9. Select the Data and Personalization option from the section.
  10. Scroll down to the Activity controls and choose the Web & App Activity option to check the list of the activity on Google.
  11. Untick the boxes if you want to disable to track the web or image searches, map searches and directions, interaction with Google Assistant or the browsing history or else move forward.
  12. Tap on the Manage Activity option. This will show all the information that Google has logged from actions from the day you have created the account.
  13. Click on the Choose to delete automatically option to set the Google to remove such type of content in every 18 months or every 3 months as well as select the time frame that you are ready for.
  14. Go to the navigation bar and select Delete activity by and select the last day, last hour or the custom range if you want to remove the activity history.
  15. As you have selected the autodelete setting, choose data to remove and then it will prompt to confirm. Choose Remove or Confirm.
How to Access Google’s Record of the History

If you want to access Google’s record of history, then abide by the given instructions:
  1. Log in to the Google Account.
  2. Select the Data and Personalization option from the section.
  3. Scroll down to the Activity controls and choose the Location history option to check the list of the location data that Google has collected.
  4. Switch off the toggle on the page to disable it so that Google is unable to track the location.
  5. Tap on the Manage Activity option. This will show the location information Google has logged as the map and timeline, comprising the route you have preferred, the places you have a stopover and the frequency and dates of the tour.
  6. Tap on the trash tab and select the Delete Location History to remove the location permanently.
How to Control the Watch History and YouTube Search

If you wish to control the watch history and YouTube search, then pursue the given instructions:
  1. Log in to the Google Account.
  2. Select the Data and Personalization option from the section.
  3. Scroll down to the Activity controls and choose the YouTube history option to check the list of the location data that Google has collected.
  4. Switch off toggle on the page to disable the tracking of YouTube search and view history.
  5. Tap on the Manage Activity option. This will show a list of all the searches that you have done and every video that you have watched.
  6. Click on the Choose to delete automatically option to set the Google to remove the YouTube date automatically every 18 months or every 3 months in the timeframe that you are contented in.
  7. Go to the navigation bar and select Delete activity by and select the last day, last hour or the custom range if you want to remove the activity history.
  8. As you have selected which data you like to remove and then it will prompt to confirm.
  9. Choose Delete.
Ava Williams is a Norton product expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Ava has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as norton.com/setup

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