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# Google Account Privacy Settings
Login to [Google Account](https://myaccount.google.com) 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](https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard) and check all services you use. Remove anything you don't.
- Go to [Google Takeout](https://takeout.google.com/?continue=https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard&hl=en) 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](https://myactivity.google.com/more-activity?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fmyactivity.google.com%2Fmyactivity) and delete/manage every activity you can.