Google gets a lot of flak for not respecting user privacy. However, your Google account does come with a comprehensive privacy dashboard that most people simply never check. Your Google privacy ...

Ah, Google. We couldn't live without its search engine, Gmail, and especially YouTube. Its services are practically ubiquitous, and the world would reel from the loss if it were to vanish tomorrow.

Whether through the ads it serves, queries it handles, emails it scans, or sensors it tracks, Google knows a lot about you. Most of that information’s given voluntarily with the understanding that ...

Update, March 8, 2025: This story, originally published March 7, has been updated with details of more data that Google has confirmed it will be deleting unless account holders take swift action to ...

Give yourself some added peace of mind by giving your Google account a thorough set of security reinforcements.