6 links that will show you what Google knows about you

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Want to find out all the things Google knows about you? Here are 6 links that will show you some of the data Google has about you.

1. Find out how Google sees you

Google attempts to create a basic profile of you, your age, gender, interests. They use this data to serve you relevant ads. You can review how Google sees you here:

https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/

2. Find out your location history

If you use Android, your mobile device may be sending your location as well as velocity data to Google. You can see your entire location history and export it here:

https://maps.google.com/locationhistory

3. Find out your entire Google Search history

Google saves every single search you have ever done. On top of that, they record every Google ad you have clicked on. This log is available to you here:

https://history.google.com

4. Find out every device that has accessed your Google account

If you worry that someone else might be using your account, you can find a list of all devices that have accessed your Google account, their IP address and approximate location here:

https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity

5. Find out all the apps and extensions that are accessing your Google data

This is a list of all the apps that have any type of access to your data. You can see the exact type of permissions granted to the app and revoke access to your data here:

https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions

6. Export all of your data out of Google

Google lets you export all your data: bookmarks, emails, contacts, drive files, profile info, your YouTube videos, photos and more here:

https://www.google.com/takeout

 

originally posted by Cloud Fender

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