Why you should agree to Google's privacy policy
By Renee | 21/Nov/2024
Google’s privacy policy covers almost all of the company’s services, which lay the foundation of Google for tracking you across almost every product, to give you better search results and more accurate targeted ads. However, plenty of media and privacy experts are voicing the concerns over the privacy policy. Are you allowed what Google is doing on your privacy? This article might help you understand what you would agree to?
You’ll be tracked by Google’s collecting these Types of Things you do:
-Things you search for
-Websites you visit
-Places you look up in Maps
-Videos you watch on YouTube
-Ads you click on
-Your location
-Device information
-IP address and cookie data
Clearing browsing history is always a good move, even though it could not stop Google collecting your data. However, it can help you to confuse Google by preventing Google connecting that collected data with your Google account.
Whatever you decide to agree to the ways Google wants to track your browsing activity and offer products, do keep in mind that Google does not sell its users’ personal information to anyone.
Does it really matter?
Actually, Google is trying to make more money about more accurate ads targeting individual’s interests, by collecting your information. You will only receive the advertisements catering to your tastes. Google won’t sell your information directly. Therefore, Google still seems committed to offering good-faith, relevant services that users should feel comfortable with giving a shot.
How to minimize the data Google collects about you
You can do this by using Google search without signing in or confusing Google by using different accounts. If you do not want to be driven insane by splitting your activities, use this tool to protect you privacy from Google’s privacy policy, which helps you to remove the history of viewed images, pages, videos and movies when you are surfing online and keep your online privacy confidential.
To sum up, Google employs its privacy policy and says they want to make these products more useful to you, in large part by sending you targeted advertisements based on your browsing, viewing and shopping habits. So you do not need to worry too much about that.