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88 lines
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# Google Account Privacy Settings
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Login to [Google Account](https://myaccount.google.com) from browser.
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## Personal info
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### Choose what others see
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#### Basic info
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- Profile Picture > Remove > Remove
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- 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
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- Gender: Only you
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- Birthday: Only you (Provide false info if you can)
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#### About
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Remove everything
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#### Work & education
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Remove everything
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## Data & privacy
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### History settings
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#### Web & App Activity
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- Off > Pause
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- Manage Activity > Delete any past activity
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#### Location History
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- Off > Pause
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- Auto Delete > Auto-delete activity older than > 3 months
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#### Youtube History
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- Off (Turning it off will not save your future watch and search history. If you want it don't change the setting.)
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- Manage Activity > Delete any past activity
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### Ad settings
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#### Ad personalization
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- Off > Turn off
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### Personal results in search
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- Show personal results: Off
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### Data from apps and services you use
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#### Third-party apps with account access
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Remove anything you don't use
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## Security
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#### Your devices
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- Manage devices > Remove any device you don't use anymore
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## People & sharing
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#### Location sharing
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- Manage location sharing: Off (unless you want to share it with someone)
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#### Business features
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- Business personalization: Off
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#### Share recommendations in ads
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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