privacy-settings/Privacy Settings/Google-Account.md

Google Account Privacy Settings

Login to Google Account from browser.

Personal info

Choose what others see

Basic info

• Profile Picture > Remove > Remove
• Profile Picture > click on 3 dots on top right > Past profile pictures > Profile Photos > select each photo > click on 3 dots on top right > Delete photo > Delete
• Gender: Only you
• Birthday: Only you (Provide false info if you can)

About

Remove everything

Work & education

Remove everything

Data & privacy

History settings

Web & App Activity

• Off > Pause
• Manage Activity > Delete any past activity

Location History

• Off > Pause
• Auto Delete > Auto-delete activity older than > 3 months

Youtube History

• Off (Turning it off will not save your future watch and search history. If you want it don't change the setting.)
• Manage Activity > Delete any past activity

Ad settings

Ad personalization

• Off > Turn off

Personal results in search

• Show personal results: Off

Data from apps and services you use

Third-party apps with account access

Remove anything you don't use

Security

Your devices

• Manage devices > Remove any device you don't use anymore

People & sharing

Location sharing

• Manage location sharing: Off (unless you want to share it with someone)

Business features

• Business personalization: Off

Share recommendations in ads

• Shared endorsements in ads > Off

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• Go to Google Dashboard and check all services you use. Remove anything you don't.
• Go to Google Takeout and download your data that Google has collected about you. Uncheck Drive & Gmail or else it will result in a huge file size.
• Go to Google Activity and delete/manage every activity you can.