2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Recently, Google has been increasingly accused of collecting information about its users, and we have already written about this more than once. In response, the company is making every effort to make the process of collecting, storing and managing user data as open and understandable as possible. The emergence of a new tool called "My Account" was another step in this direction.
"" Is a new user data management center that gives you the convenience of changing your privacy settings, reviewing collected information, deleting unnecessary items, and even backing up your data. All these features were present in Google before, but they were scattered across different services and service pages. Now all the most necessary settings are collected in one place, which is much more convenient.
Here is just a short list of common tasks that the new control center will help you with:
- Security and entrance. Enabling 2-Step Verification. Changing your password and how to recover it. View a list of connected devices. Management of trusted sites and applications.
- Confidentiality. Management of the provided personal information. View and delete your location history, searches, video views, and more. Advertising preferences settings. Download a complete copy of all data held by Google about you.
- Account settings. Choice of language preferences and display options. Increase the allocated disk space. Disabling or completely deleting your account.
An important innovation of the My Account page, which makes you want to visit it right now, is the appearance of two step-by-step wizards with which you can check your account security and privacy settings. You no longer have to flip dozens of screens in search of the necessary checkbox or switch - Google made sure that everything is at hand and provided with detailed instructions.
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