Users could control certain aspects of privacy for months or years, such as whether to save browser history and location, which are also used in targeted advertising.
But management could be confusing and requiring too long since controls were in various locations, not always easy to find.
Now, users can use My Account , which provides privacy and security checks, or lists that people can choose which information wants to be public or private.
Through this page the user can manage your security and privacy preferences for services like Gmail, the search engine, YouTube, Chrome, Google Maps or Google +, etc. .
The new Google site answers frequently asked questions, as if the company sells personal data and what information is delivered to advertisers.
“We knew that users found the privacy and security really mysterious, so we wanted to make it more accessible, “said Guemmy Kim, product manager for controls account.
The Google product manager Andreas Tuerk told the news agency EFE that these changes seek to facilitate access and management of those controls, giving them more visibility and increase awareness of users regarding privacy.
Tuerk said that although users are convinced that their data should be private and be accessible only to them, then there are few who believe they have control over them.
“We believe we can improve the situation significantly,” he added.
will be available for both users with Google accounts to those who do not but wish, for example, access your search history, who want to set up your advertising preferences or request Google not register your activity at all.
For those who have an account with Google, the section on “Access and Security” has to do with passwords, two-step verification, account recovery, suspicious activity alerts, notifications and activity of devices associated with the account and applications and connected to the same sites.
In “personal information and privacy” can know what privacy controls are active or not, to know the personal information given, set up ads, access to account history and control their content.
Finally, account preferences are no controls language and voice, data stored and the possibility of eliminating or just certain Google services.
Since My Account the user can download all their data to take them outside Google platforms.
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