“Unless you meticulously avoid Google’s services, it’s likely that you end up using a lot of them every day.
“All this customer data powers Google’s advertising business and can seem creepy if you stop to think about it.
“To combat this image, Google has worked to provide transparency features so you can keep track of old searches and even delete entries.
“And on Wednesday it launched a new tool that combines data history from all of its services (search, YouTube, Chrome, etc.) in one place.
“My Activity” allows you to delete entries individually using custom date ranges, topics, or sorting by service.
“It also makes it easier to see other things Google knows about you, like devices associated with your Google account and location data.
“My Activity is rolling out to users over the next few days, and Wired reports that Google will keep expanding it over time to give users more and more control.”
Read more at Slate.com
